JOHN KESLER

JOHN KEVIN KESLER (Age 65)
Passed away in Wilmington, NC on December 1, 2017 from cardiac arrest. Kevin was born December 4, 1951, in Washington, DC to Graham and Joan Kesler. A 1969 graduate of Springbrook High School in Silver Spring Maryland, and a 1973 graduate of the University of Maryland's Mechanical Engineering program, Kevin worked for more than 40 years in the railroad industry with ENSCO and most recently the Federal Railroad Administration. Kevin married the former Janice Tomasello of Silver Spring, MD on October 9, 1971 and together they raised three daughters, Kelissa, Lindsay and Ashley. As a member of the Burtonsville chapter of the Lion's Club and lifelong musician, he ran a regular open mic night in conjunction with the Burtonsville Moose Lodge. Following the death of his wife of 43 years in 2015, Kevin relocated to North Carolina.On April 23, 2016 Kevin married the former Terry Croom and they lived together in Carolina Beach, NC where Kevin connected with local musicians and began a regular open mic night at the Silver Dollar. Kevin is survived by his wife, Terry Kesler, as well as his three daughters Kelissa Orsin, Lindsay Terry, and Ashley Mitchell, their husbands, Jason Orsin, JP Terry, Brad Mitchell and seven grandchildren- Jaxson Orsin, Xander Orsin, Kyler Terry, Madden Terry, Zeke Terry, Marlowe Mitchell and Luke Mitchell.In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Kevin may be paid forward in a random act of kindness. Buy the person next to you a drink, turn to the person behind you in line and pay their bill, buy the homeless man on the street a meal- reach out to someone near you and let them know it was the act of love and kindness that was Kevin Kesler, as this was his way. A memorial service and celebration of his life will be held on February 3, 2018 from 5 to 10 p.m. at Cedar Ridge Church [crcc.org] in Burtonsville , MD where he was a member.