Community Says Good-Bye to 'Mayor of Odenton'

Norman G. Myers Sr. was remembered Tuesday as a man who served his country and community, all the way demonstrating great humility and kindness. 

Scores of family members, friends and local residents came to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Odenton to remember the longtime community leader and businessman. 

Myers died Sunday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 75. 

Fr. James Kiesel asked mourners to remember the words of former President John F. Kennedy, who said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."

"Norman made the ideal, and the dream of community," Kiesel said. 

Myers is survived by his wife, Maureen, as well as two daughters, two sons and 10 grandchildren. 

Daughter Ann Marie Wall recalled her father's love of fishing, boating, crabbing and mowing the lawn on his tractor, and she he enjoyed weekend getaways with his wife. 

Wall remembered father as a man who was always looking to give back. 

"Dad always taught us that you have to give back to the community you live in," she said, before checking off a long list of organizations and groups that he volunteered with. 

Those groups included the Greater Odenton Improvement Association, the West Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, Boy Scouts, and Rotary Club of West Arundel. He also worked to support the military after serving in the Navy Reserves from 1955-63.

Myers was the owner of the Revere Printing/Alphagraphics shop in Odenton. 

Interment for Myers was private. 

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