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IN LOVING MEMORY OF David Hackler
David
Hackler
d. Feb 14, 2010
David Hackler's Obituary
David L. Hackler, 80, of Montgomery Township, died peacefully Sunday, February 14, 2010 after a long battle with dementia and heart disease.
Born in Amarillo, TX he relocated to Chicago, IL at the age of 13. Mr. Hackler served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 - 1955 as a navigator of B-29 bombers. He graduated from Loyola Chicago with a BA in English and attended the University of Chicago's MBA program. A resident of Montgomery Township since 1965, Mr. Hackler worked for Worthington Diagnostics Corporation in Freehold, New Jersey as a professional writer. Mr. Hackler published two textbooks for children entitled "How Maps and Globes Help Us" and "How Charts and Drawings Help Us", as well as articles for Mercator's World Magazine.
He served on the Montgomery Township School Board, the Montgomery Township Municipal Alliance as well as being an active member of the Board of Crawford House and the 24 Club of Princeton. Mr. Hackler was also a dedicated member of AA for the last 39 years.
A lover of music since his first trombone lesson at the age of nine, Mr. Hackler played trombone with The Blawenburg Band and the Blawenburg Dixieland Band. He played tuba for Marshall's Dixieland Band. He also enjoyed watercolor painting and has several pieces on display at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, NJ.
David is the son of the late James P. Hackler and Bertha Belle McClendon, brother of the late James Hackler and Roger Hackler, husband of the late Noretta Miller and Mary McNamara, father of the late Jane Elizabeth Hackler and grandfather of the late Andrew T. Baker. He is survived by his seven children; Nora Kelly of Schertz, TX, Ellen Hackler of Manassas,VA, Anne Kief of Red Hook, NY, James Hackler of Coral Springs, FL, Joseph Hackler of Hatchville, MA, Jean Weakliem of Skillman, NJ, and Jennifer Hackler of Silver Spring, MD. He is also survived by a sister, Nancy McConnell of Greenwich, CT, a brother, Thomas Hackler of Sarasota, FL, 15 grandchildren and 1 grand dog Addie.
A celebration of his life will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 22 Sycamore Lane, Skillman, NJ 08558.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the 24 Club of Princeton, 1225 State Road (rear), Princeton, NJ 08540 (www.24-club.org) or Crawford House, P.O. Box 255, Skillman, New Jersey 08558.
Born in Amarillo, TX he relocated to Chicago, IL at the age of 13. Mr. Hackler served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 - 1955 as a navigator of B-29 bombers. He graduated from Loyola Chicago with a BA in English and attended the University of Chicago's MBA program. A resident of Montgomery Township since 1965, Mr. Hackler worked for Worthington Diagnostics Corporation in Freehold, New Jersey as a professional writer. Mr. Hackler published two textbooks for children entitled "How Maps and Globes Help Us" and "How Charts and Drawings Help Us", as well as articles for Mercator's World Magazine.
He served on the Montgomery Township School Board, the Montgomery Township Municipal Alliance as well as being an active member of the Board of Crawford House and the 24 Club of Princeton. Mr. Hackler was also a dedicated member of AA for the last 39 years.
A lover of music since his first trombone lesson at the age of nine, Mr. Hackler played trombone with The Blawenburg Band and the Blawenburg Dixieland Band. He played tuba for Marshall's Dixieland Band. He also enjoyed watercolor painting and has several pieces on display at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, NJ.
David is the son of the late James P. Hackler and Bertha Belle McClendon, brother of the late James Hackler and Roger Hackler, husband of the late Noretta Miller and Mary McNamara, father of the late Jane Elizabeth Hackler and grandfather of the late Andrew T. Baker. He is survived by his seven children; Nora Kelly of Schertz, TX, Ellen Hackler of Manassas,VA, Anne Kief of Red Hook, NY, James Hackler of Coral Springs, FL, Joseph Hackler of Hatchville, MA, Jean Weakliem of Skillman, NJ, and Jennifer Hackler of Silver Spring, MD. He is also survived by a sister, Nancy McConnell of Greenwich, CT, a brother, Thomas Hackler of Sarasota, FL, 15 grandchildren and 1 grand dog Addie.
A celebration of his life will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 22 Sycamore Lane, Skillman, NJ 08558.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the 24 Club of Princeton, 1225 State Road (rear), Princeton, NJ 08540 (www.24-club.org) or Crawford House, P.O. Box 255, Skillman, New Jersey 08558.
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