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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Our View: Dog attack unfortunate ... Ad hoc committee seeks long-term pool solutions ... Need info? SOU business class looking for projects ... Our View: Dog attack unfortunate ... Ad hoc committee seeks long-term pool solutions ... Need info? SOU business class looking for projects ... Austen Bennett Meek DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Sep. 2, 2015 @ 2:00 am Posted Sep. 2, 2015 @ 2:00 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2324,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Austen Bennett Meek February 6, 1932 - August 28, 2015 Austen Bennett Meek was born Feb. 6, 1932 in San Francisco. He died Aug. 28, 2015 in Medford, Ore. Austen grew up in the Burlingame and Los Gatos, Calif. area. As a boy he loved to hike in the Santa Cruz mountains and picked fruit in the Santa Clara Valley. His sense of adventure spurred him to drop out of high school to sail around the world. When he arrived at the ship, there had been a fire. He then joined the U.S. Air Force, serving during the Korean Conflict. He married Lucille and had three daughters, Chrisanna, Elicia, and Brenna. After taking correspondence courses while in the Air Force, he was able to enter San Jose State Univ. where he earned a degree in mathematics and a teaching credential. He worked as a nuclear engineer for GE before beginning his teaching career. He moved to Westwood, Calif. where he taught high school math for three years. He received a full scholarship from the National Science Foundation to earn his Masters at Bowdin College in Maine. He returned to California and taught two years at East Palo Alto High School before being hired by the San Mateo Comm. College District. He also taught at College of San Mateo before transferring to Canada College in Redwood City. He married Susan in 1987 and they retired to Ashland, Ore. in 1994. He enjoyed hiking, biking, skiing, Mozart and Chopin, opera, ballet, poetry, and great literature. He was a great teacher with a wonderful sense of humor and loved to pun. He was intelligent, sensitive, and kind. He sought justice for those in need and accepted humanity, his and others. He will be sorely missed. He is survived by his adoring wife, Susan; daughters, Chrisanna Rose, Elicia Standlee (Bill), and Brenna Locke (Ed); sister, Norma McLean; stepson, Andrew Nolan (Robin); seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A celebration of Austen's life will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 5, 2015 at the Unitarian Center in Ashland . DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Sep. 2, 2015 @ 2:00 am » Comment or view comments /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501