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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 30, 2025

Dickson native Gary John Meise died Oct. 21 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the age of 60. Meise graduated from Vanderbilt University and began his career as a science teacher at Donelson Christian Academy. He later earned his law degree from Vanderbilt Law School in 1977 and went to work as an associate attorney for Bass Berry & Sims in Nashville. Eventually he relocated to Baton Rouge where he was involved in a number of community groups. A memorial service will be held Nov. 22 at 3 p.m. CST at Dickson First Presbyterian Church, 212 N Main St., Dickson 37055. The family asks that memorial gifts to be made to the Dickson County Help Center, Together Baton Rouge or Baton Rouge University Presbyterian Church.