Passing of Body Glove’s, Dive N’ Surf’s Patty Meistrell marks end of a dynasty, end of an era
Body Glove co-founder Bob Meistrell entertained guests with stories about underwater caves where lobsters hung from the ceilings like bats. Patty Meistrell entertained guests by listening to them. “She’d say, ‘Give me a hug and a kiss.’ And then ask after your family, by name,” nephew Billy Meistrell said. Her stories were as understated as her husband’s were exciting, but just as memorable. “I played golf two times and both times got holes in one. So I quit, it was too easy,” she told friends. For all his exuberance, Bob was prim. He didn’t drink. A sign on the Body Glove boat read, “If you’re smoking, you better be on fire.” Patty’s demure manner hid a pretend hussy who loved her Jack Daniels and coke and told naughty jokes. “All my dirty jokes I learned from my mom,” Robbie, the oldest of Patty’s and Bob’s three sons said. She told his favorite at a DEMA (Diving Equipment Manufacturers Association) convention in New Orleans. “We went to dinner with some buttoned-down executives from Rubatex. Mom kept quiet, letting the men talk business until dinner was over. Then, out of the blue, she told this joke. All I can tell you is the punchline was her tongue sticking out. Everyone was…
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