Age 89, the son of Frederick Allen Sesler and Nina Pauline Dixson Sesler.
After attending Academy High School, Bill and his brother Tom were admitted to Kenyon College, where he graduated cum laude. After college, he enlisted in the USAF where he served in Korea in a CCRAK Special Forces unit, rose to the rank of First Lieutenant and received a Bronze Star for meritorious service in a combat zone. Bill attended the University of Michigan Law School on the GI Bill, joining the Pennsylvania Bar in 1957. He was the State Senator representing Northwestern Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1972, ultimately serving as Assistant Majority Leader. After that, he continued his law practice and expanded his real estate development activities.
In addition to his professional and business career, Bill was involved in numerous civic and community activities. An avid reader of nonfiction, he particularly loved books on history, biographies, and politics; he was also a daily reader of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Bill loved activities including gardening, cooking, wine tasting, sailing, and fishing. He loved traveling with his wife. Bill was active throughout his life in the First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant and held many positions of leadership.
Along with his parents, he was predeceased by his older brother Frederick "Dick" and his identical twin Thomas "Tom."
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Cecily Ann Parke, their three children: Greg (Beth) of Erie, Doug (Ginna) of Bronxville, N.Y., and Liz Sesler-Beckman (Chuck) of Baltimore, Md., as well as eight grandchildren.
Burial will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
After attending Academy High School, Bill and his brother Tom were admitted to Kenyon College, where he graduated cum laude. After college, he enlisted in the USAF where he served in Korea in a CCRAK Special Forces unit, rose to the rank of First Lieutenant and received a Bronze Star for meritorious service in a combat zone. Bill attended the University of Michigan Law School on the GI Bill, joining the Pennsylvania Bar in 1957. He was the State Senator representing Northwestern Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1972, ultimately serving as Assistant Majority Leader. After that, he continued his law practice and expanded his real estate development activities.
In addition to his professional and business career, Bill was involved in numerous civic and community activities. An avid reader of nonfiction, he particularly loved books on history, biographies, and politics; he was also a daily reader of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Bill loved activities including gardening, cooking, wine tasting, sailing, and fishing. He loved traveling with his wife. Bill was active throughout his life in the First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant and held many positions of leadership.
Along with his parents, he was predeceased by his older brother Frederick "Dick" and his identical twin Thomas "Tom."
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Cecily Ann Parke, their three children: Greg (Beth) of Erie, Doug (Ginna) of Bronxville, N.Y., and Liz Sesler-Beckman (Chuck) of Baltimore, Md., as well as eight grandchildren.
Burial will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Age 89, the son of Frederick Allen Sesler and Nina Pauline Dixson Sesler.
After attending Academy High School, Bill and his brother Tom were admitted to Kenyon College, where he graduated cum laude. After college, he enlisted in the USAF where he served in Korea in a CCRAK Special Forces unit, rose to the rank of First Lieutenant and received a Bronze Star for meritorious service in a combat zone. Bill attended the University of Michigan Law School on the GI Bill, joining the Pennsylvania Bar in 1957. He was the State Senator representing Northwestern Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1972, ultimately serving as Assistant Majority Leader. After that, he continued his law practice and expanded his real estate development activities.
In addition to his professional and business career, Bill was involved in numerous civic and community activities. An avid reader of nonfiction, he particularly loved books on history, biographies, and politics; he was also a daily reader of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Bill loved activities including gardening, cooking, wine tasting, sailing, and fishing. He loved traveling with his wife. Bill was active throughout his life in the First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant and held many positions of leadership.
Along with his parents, he was predeceased by his older brother Frederick "Dick" and his identical twin Thomas "Tom."
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Cecily Ann Parke, their three children: Greg (Beth) of Erie, Doug (Ginna) of Bronxville, N.Y., and Liz Sesler-Beckman (Chuck) of Baltimore, Md., as well as eight grandchildren.
Burial will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
After attending Academy High School, Bill and his brother Tom were admitted to Kenyon College, where he graduated cum laude. After college, he enlisted in the USAF where he served in Korea in a CCRAK Special Forces unit, rose to the rank of First Lieutenant and received a Bronze Star for meritorious service in a combat zone. Bill attended the University of Michigan Law School on the GI Bill, joining the Pennsylvania Bar in 1957. He was the State Senator representing Northwestern Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1972, ultimately serving as Assistant Majority Leader. After that, he continued his law practice and expanded his real estate development activities.
In addition to his professional and business career, Bill was involved in numerous civic and community activities. An avid reader of nonfiction, he particularly loved books on history, biographies, and politics; he was also a daily reader of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Bill loved activities including gardening, cooking, wine tasting, sailing, and fishing. He loved traveling with his wife. Bill was active throughout his life in the First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant and held many positions of leadership.
Along with his parents, he was predeceased by his older brother Frederick "Dick" and his identical twin Thomas "Tom."
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Cecily Ann Parke, their three children: Greg (Beth) of Erie, Doug (Ginna) of Bronxville, N.Y., and Liz Sesler-Beckman (Chuck) of Baltimore, Md., as well as eight grandchildren.
Burial will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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