Obituary of William Lloyd Meehan
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A memorial service for Dr. William, Lloyd Meehan, 81, of Aiken, will be held on Monday, November 28, 2011 at 3pm at First Presbyterian Church of Aiken. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements. Interment will take place at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations may be directed to The American Heart Association, Aiken SPCA or the Aiken Child Advocacy Center.
Dr. Meehan, 81, of Aiken, died Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
A son of the late Dr. Otis Lloyd Meehan and Mildred Templin Meehan, he was born in Millbank, South Dakota.
Dr. Meehan was a graduate of Auburn University and the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Meehan enlisted in United States Navy in October 1957 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Medical Corps. He completed his residency training at Saint Albans Hospital, New York and then entered the National Air Training Command as a lieutenant and flight surgeon. He concluded his service as Chair of the Department of Urology at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital and retired with the rank of Captain after 26 years of service. During his military career, he was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Unit Commendation, and National Defense Service Medals.
Dr. Meehan was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Board of Urology. He was licensed to practice Urology in the States of South Carolina and Georgia and practiced in Aiken for over 25 years at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
Some of Dr. Meehan's accomplishments include serving on the Board of Trustees at Aiken Regional Medical Centers from 1996-2001, memberships in the Aiken County Medical Society, South Carolina Medical Association and the Rinker/Witherington Urological Society in Georgia. Dr. Meehan was instrumental in the development of a reverse vasectomy with colleague Dr. Sherman Silber. He was a member of Palmetto Golf Club as well as Aiken Rotary Club where he and his wife are Paul Harris Fellows. An avid outdoorsman and sportsman, he enjoyed flying, bridge, hunting, golf and time with his family.
Dr. Meehan is survived by his wife, Robin Jeanne Meehan, Aiken; two daughters, Rachael Joel Fulmer, Columbia, SC and Erin Reindl, Vienna, Austria; a son, Trenton Kristin Meehan, Ann Arbor, MI; four granddaughters, Sadie & Lilly Reindl, Vienna, Austria and Sierra and Rose Meehan, Ann Arbor, MI, a grandson, Kyle Meehan, Ann Arbor, MI and a sister, Patricia Frank Johnson, Sydney, Australia. He is predeceased by his brother, Dr. John Templin Meehan, Montgomery, Alabama.