{{Short description|American politician from Indiana (1934–2023)}} {{use mdy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Robert Meeks | image = | image_size = 180px | office = | term = | preceded = | succeeded = | office2 = Member of the Indiana State Senate | term_start2 = 1988 | term_end2 = 2008 | preceded2 = John Augsburger | succeeded2 = Marlin Stutzman | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|2|3}} | birth_place = Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|4|26|1934|2|3}} | death_place = Kendallville, Indiana, U.S. | party = Republican | occupation = Police officer | spouse = Carol | children = four | relations = | alma_mater = }}
'''Robert L. Meeks''' (February 3, 1934 – April 26, 2023) was an American politician from the state of Indiana. A Republican, he served in the Indiana State Senate from 1988 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=15254 |title=State Senator Announces Retirement - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick |accessdate=2015-07-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706181452/http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=15254 |archivedate=2015-07-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url-status=dead|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/4520/robert-meeks#.VZk8VWTBzGd|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311142045/https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/4520/robert-meeks|archivedate=2018-03-11|title=Robert Meeks' Biography|website=Vote Smart}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.21alive.com/news/political/18899799.html|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231074350/http://www.21alive.com/news/political/18899799.html|archivedate=2014-12-31|date=2010-06-18|first=Peter|last=Neumann|title=Veteran senator Meeks will not seek re-election}}</ref> Meeks died on April 26, 2023, at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert L. Meeks |url=https://www.fruripmayfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Robert-L-Meeks?obId=27824972 |website=Frurip-May Funeral Home |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref>
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