Richard (Dick) Wayne Tressler, 87 of Vero Beach, FL entered peacefully into God’s kingdom on February 8, 2026. Dick was born on January 23, 1939 in Chicago, IL. Upon high school graduation, Dick joined the Navy where he served for 5 years as a cook on a Navy minesweeper and submarine. For several of those years, he was stationed in Key West which was where he first developed his love of tropical weather and his desire to one day live in Florida. His dream of living in Florida eventually came true and he was a happy resident of Vero Beach for over 50 years.
Dick met his wife of almost 66 years, Patricia (Pat) Sinclair Tressler, at a Navy dance in Groton, CT where he was attending naval training.
Dick worked for 35 years for the telephone company (Bell South/AT&T) as a toll testman. His true love was working in his yard and he was widely known to have a very green thumb. He was truly one of the most selfless human beings and he never knew a stranger. Dick was very active in St. Helen Catholic Church, he loved the Lord and he lived out his life with a true servant’s heart.
Dick is survived by his wife Pat of Vero Beach, FL; one son, Rick (Julie); one daughter, Loreen Spencer (Marc); four grandchildren, Richard Waye Tressler III, Katie Tressler Rutland (Gil), Jillan Spencer Handzel (Jeremy), and Jake Spencer; two great grandchildren Quinn Rutland and June Handzel; a niece Jenee Loftus and a nephew Robert Wood.
Dick was predeceased by his parents, Ernest and Laura Tressler, and his sister, Joreen Wood.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in Vero Beach, FL at a time to be announced.