Carter in December 1980. Following his retirement from the House in 1979, he became a Washington lobbyist and worked closely with the state of Alaska, Representative Don Young (R-AK), and the Citizens for the Management of Alaskan Lands to limit the scope of federal land preservation in Alaska in the final bill. Later life After his service in Congress ended in 1979, he stayed in the nation's capital as a partner in the law firm of Preston Gates Ellis, & Rouvelas Meeds, the D.C. office of Seattle-based Preston Gates & Ellis. Death After a lengthy battle with lung cancer, Meeds died at age 77 at his home in Church Creek, Maryland, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He was survived by his wife of 38 years, Mary Yang Meeds, and their daughter; he had two children from a previous marriage. See also Washington state congressional delegates References External links Lloyd Meeds entry at The Political Graveyard HistoryLink.org – E. Lloyd Meeds (1927–2005) Gonzaga University School of Law – Lloyd Meeds Memorial Law Scholarship Arlington National Cemetery 1927 births 2005 deaths American lobbyists Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Gonzaga University School of Law alumni Gonzaga University alumni Everett Community College alumni People from Dillon, Montana People from Dorchester County, Maryland United States Navy sailors Washington (state) lawyers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Washington (state) People from Monroe, Washington 20th-century American politicians Deaths from lung cancer 20th-century American lawyers Deaths from cancer in Maryland