William "Bill" Kessler

William F. Kessler, "Bill", 86 died January 28, 2019 in Ft. Worth, Texas. He was born on September 12, 1932, in Mount Carmel Pennsylvania, to Willard W. and Cyrilla I. (Evert) Kessler,
and was one of five children. His brothers, Edward and Blaine, and his sisters, Betty and Joanne, preceded him in death. He is survived by his spouse of 61 years, Marguerite E. Kessler, "Babe", and his five children, Tammy A. (Kessler) Shaffer, William F. Kessler Jr., Michael P. Kessler, Timothy J. Kessler and Brian E. Kessler. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, Tyler R. Shaffer, Caitlin (Kessler) Carter, Blair W. Kessler,
Megan Kessler, Kelsey Kessler, Kyle Kessler, Kyndall Kessler, Lauren Kessler, Andrew Kessler and three great-grandchildren, Jackson Carter, Lily Carter and Isabelle Kessler. Bill passed away peacefully with his wife Babe at his side. Bill received his B.S. from East Texas State University, a Masters Degree from Nova University and also attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Bill proudly served in the United States Air Force, the last year of which he spent living in a tent at K-14 Kimpo Air Base Korea, the coldest place he's ever been. He began his career as a police officer for the Canal Zone Police Force in the Republic of Panama and retired as its last and longest acting Chief of Police. Bill loved to fly. During his time in Panama, he was a private pilot. In retirement, he was a member of the Civil Air Patrol in Dothan, Alabama, where he also loved to build and fly radio controlled planes. Bill rarely refused ice cream, especially "Teaberry" flavored ice cream, from his native Pennsylvania. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandpa and friend.