Felicitas Esther KEEL

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Felicitas K. Meyer, longtime Castle Hills resident, died in 2019. She was born in New York City to William Keel and Felicitas Herndl Keel.

In 1945, she earned her undergraduate degree from The Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and her BA degree from Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. Upon graduation, she was an associate buyer for R. H. Macy's in New York from 1945-1949.

She married Dr. Gerhard A. Meyer on April 18, 1949, and moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where she worked as Student Director at Case Institute of Technology while supporting her husband through his fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. They moved to San Antonio in 1954 where Dr. Meyer started his medical practice. They shared life for 65 years before his death in 2014.

While raising her two daughters, Felicitas found time to contribute greatly to the San Antonio fine arts and medical community. As a member of the founding Board of the San Antonio Performing Arts Association and serving for nine years on the Executive Board of the Symphony Women's Committee, she was instrumental in raising funds for the symphony. She also served as co-chair of the Opera Guild Tea Dance.

As a member of the Bexar County Medical Society Auxiliary, long time friendships ensued. She was also a Trustee of the Southwest Foundation Forum and founding member of the San Antonio Ronald McDonald House.

She was most proud of serving the City of Castle Hills for over 20 years on the Zoning Board, then as City Councilman, followed by the honor of serving as Mayor.

She is survived by her two daughters, Felice Zars (spouse Leif Zars) of San Antonio and Christa Hinckley of Dallas; four grandchildren: Leif Zars, II (spouse Brittany Zars), Tassie Zars Peña (spouse Matthew Peña), Spencer Hinckley, and Chris Hinckley & fiancée, Jeff Collier; and three great-grandchildren: Leif & Landry Zars and Luke Peña.

Porter Loring Mortuary North had charge of arrangements.

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