The Law Firm

Before his law career, Robert joined the United States Navy in 1939, attended boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval Base, and completed his hospital training in San Diego. In August of 1940, he was stationed at Pearl Harbor Navy Hospital. He was serving there as a Chief Pharmacist Mate when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  in 1943, he was promoted to Chief Petty Officer and was assigned to the Navy Amphibious Landing Forces. He served on the attack transport USS Cecil and took part in the liberation of the Philippine Islands. His ship participated in the landing of the first wave of Marines at Iwo Jima, and he witnessed the raising of the American flag on Mount Surabachi. He served at the battle for Okinawa where he was under constant Kamikaze attack for fifteen days. Finally, he was in Tokyo for the Japanese surrender and treaty signing aboard the USS Missouri. After six years of service in the Navy, Robert attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS on the G. I. Bill and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948 and a Juris Doctorate degree in 1950. He and his wife settled in Mankato, KS where Bob practiced law for 33 years, 24 of those as Jewell County Prosecuting Attorney. In 1983, Bob and Gerry moved to Estes Park, CO where Robert established Meyer & Saint, Attorneys at Law, with his daughter, Camilla Saint.  Robert passed away March 3, 2007 at the age of 89.