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David L. Hackler, 80, of
Montgomery Township, died peacefully Sunday, Feb. 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 to 1955
as a navigator of B-29 bombers. He graduated from Loyola
Chicago with a B.A. in English and attended the University
of Chicago's M.B.A. program. A resident of Montgomery
Township since 1965, Mr. Hackler worked for Worthington
Diagnostics Corporation in Freehold, NJ, 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,
and 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 was 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 one grand-dog, Addie.
A celebration of his life
will be held at 2 p.m. 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 to Crawford House
P.O. Box 255, Skillman,
New Jersey 08558.
(
http://www.crawfordhouse.org/
)
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