Remembering Gordon Hetzel

Fellow Rotarian Gordon Hetzel passed away on December 15, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 40 years Diana (nee Iwanski), children Monica (Robert Lyons), Michael and Matthew, grandchildren Jordan, Noah, Austin, Hailey, Leah, Dylan, Keira, Colin and great-granddaughter McKenna. Further survived by brothers, David (Debbie), Jerrold (Nannette) and James (Judy), nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Preceded in death by his parents Gordon P. Hetzel and Dolores L. Mayer (nee Schneider). Gordon was a veteran of the US Navy and a graduate of the Milwaukee School of Engineering. His varied interests included curling, photography, reading, traveling and the great outdoors. However his main passion was his business, Industrial Technical Services Inc. that began in the basement of their home in 1992 and continues to be a very successful business to this day. Over the years he hired and mentored many engineering students who went on to successful engineering careers.

Active in his community, Gordon was a former Scout Master of Boy Scout Troop 852, a former member of the Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club, an active member of the Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce, sat on the Homestead Business Advisory Committee, was a dynamic curler with the Milwaukee Curling Club and participated in other various city and community organizations. His was a life well lived.

Our family wishes to thank the wonderful staff and nurses at Aurora Cancer Center in Grafton who made treatments just a little more tolerable for Gordon.