John Daniel Meader, son of Jerome C. Meader (1902-1970) [0562] and Doris Conner (b.1906), was born in Ballston Spa, NY October 22, 1931. An outstanding athlete in high school and college, he graduated from Yale and from Cornell Law School. He was on the staff of the Attorney General of New York State and later General Counsel with General Electric in Schenectady. March 2, 1963 in Royal Oak, MI he married Joyce Margaret Cowin, born February 11, 1936 in Greenville, MI the daughter of Julian Raymond Cowin and Kitty Brodhead. She was a graduate of Northwestern University with a masters degree in music from West Virginia University. They lived in Scotia, NY.