Evan Duane Kessler passed on Thursday January 21st, 2021 surrounded by loved ones.

Clayton and Louise Kessler welcomed Evan to the world May 26th, 1933 in Crawfordsville, IN. Thanks to Louise's passions, Evan had a deep love for maple syrup (fresh from their trees) and tennis. Evan and his brother Wayne developed a rivalry both on the front lawn tennis court and in the cellar around the ping pong table.

Evan was blessed to find eternal love twice in his lifetime. Evan and Mary "Mike" Patton Kessler were married on May 31st, 1953 in Liberty Chapel in Crawfordsville. Evan and Mike spent 39 years together until her passing in 1992. Evan and Connie Wilson Katchka Kessler wed on December 28th, 1996 in Brownsburg, and remained happily married until his passing.

Evan was a very proud alumni of Purdue University. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1955. While at Purdue, Evan was in the Army ROTC and later a serviceman in the Army Reserves.

Evan utilized his degree while working at Esterline Angus and then GM Allison Transmission. He devoted his free time to helping those around him. He served on the Brownsburg School Board and later on the Brownsburg Education Foundation, and helped build Brownsburg Blastoff playground. He actively served in various roles for Cavalry Methodist Church,  including creating and organizing the Brownsburg Tennis Tournament as a fundraiser. He was active in forming the Widowed Persons Support Group, was a volunteer driver and a Census taker.

Evan was a nature enthusiast and thrived off quality time with his loved ones. This led to a lifetime of snow and water skiing, fishing, paddle boat rides, trips to numerous National Parks, and infinite card games along the way all while instilling this passion in his children and grandchildren. His love for national parks led him to accomplish the incredible task of climbing Half Dome in his favorite National Park, Yosemite. He and Connie spent many years wintering on Hilton Head Island challenging worthy foes and great friends in bridge and tennis.

Evan's sharp wit and cleverness lead to a deep love for word play. He enjoyed writing limericks for every special occasion, clues for Christmas gifts and scavenger hunts, and solving the weekly cryptoquip.

Evan will be lovingly remembered by his surviving family- his brother, Wayne; his wife, Connie; his children, Kris (Dave) Lippincott and Clark (Kim) Kessler; grandchildren, Ben (Trey), Craig (Purvi), and Ted (Bruno) Lippincott, and Alex (Chad) Thompson and Lauren (Lukas) Poplevicius Kessler; great grandchildren, Beckett and Charlotte Lippincott and Nash Evan Thompson; and two step daughters, Lisa (Christian) and Kinsey Katchka.

Evan was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Milton, and his wife Mike.

Due to the pandemic, please celebrate Evan's life in your own personal way. If you would like to donate, Evan would love any memorial donations to be made to the Yosemite Conservancy or Cavalry Methodist Church