Earl H. Burmeister

EARL H. BURMEISTER, 88, DIED FRIDAY MARCH 10, 2007 IN WEATHERFORD. HE LIVED WITH HIS YOUNGEST DAUGHTER SHELLY AND HER HUSBAND RICK MOWERY AT THEIR CUTTING HORSE RANCH FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. EARL RETIRED AS ONE OF THE TOP SHEET METAL CONTRACTERS IN THE U.S. EARL WAS A REMARKABLE MAN WHO LED A FULL LIFE. HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED A WORLD WAR II VET WHO FOUGHT 27 MONTHS IN COMBAT. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DESIGNING A METHOD CALLED DUCT TAPE USED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONG SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AS WELL AS THE CONTRACTOR FOR HEAT/AIR FOR THE ONCE RECOGNIZED   8th WONDER OF THE WORLD., .THE "ASTRODOME", ALSO, THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, THE SMITHSONIAN, DFW BRANIFF TERMINAL, FORT WORTH BUILDING NOW KNOW AS "THE TOWER"   ARE JUST A FEW TO MENTION OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AN AVID GOLFER, FISHERMAN, CHEF, GARDNER, ARTIST, AND A TOTAL ALL-AROUND ENTHUSIT.    EARL AGED GRACEFULLY. AT AGE 88, BURMEISTER ENJOYED LIFE, AGILITY, AND A STRONG INDEPENDENCE OF A MUCH YOUNGER MAN.  HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS THREE DAUGHTERS, SUSAN DAVIS IN DES MOINES, IOWA, SALLY TENHAGEN IN PORT MANSFIELD AND SHELLY MOWERY IN WEATHERFORD;  9 GRANDCHILDREN, SCOTT TENHAGEN, MARK TENHAGEN, BRAD TENHAGEN, MATT DAVIS, JASON DAVIS, SAWYER MOWERY, HAYDEN MOWERY, GAVIN MOWERY, AND SHELDON MOWERY; 3 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN PAYTON TENHAGEN, CARA AND AUSTIN TENHAGEN; SISTER, LAVONNE DEETS, AGE 91 OF DES MOINES IOWA.  88 YEARS YOUNG BURMEISTER WILL BE LAID TO REST IN DES MOINES, IOWA ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2007 AT 10:30 AM IN THE MERLE HAY MAUSOLEUM WITH HIS WIFE HELEN OF 49 YEARS WHO PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH.  HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. .