Richard J. "Dick" Essler
July 6, 2013
Richard J. “Dick” Essler, 49, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2013 in Lahey Clinic Burlington following a brief illness. Born in Beverly on February 22, 1964, he was the son of Thomas and Jean (Hook) Essler of South Carolina. He was raised and educated in Beverly and graduated from the Essex Agricultural School in Danvers in 1982. He served our country with the United States Coast Guard. Dick had been employed with the Ira Group in Danvers for over five years. Dick enjoyed the outdoors and especially loved fishing and camping with his family. Besides his parents he is survived by his former wife Cynthia (Allen) Essler, his children, Steven, John and Kristen Essler, all of Lynn, his brother David and his wife Ruth Essler of SC and his sister Deborah Essler of Bradford, his nieces, Jennifer and Hillary Essler and his friend JoAnn Spiller of CA. Dick’s family will received friends and family on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 from 4-7PM at C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers. All other services are private. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made in Dick’s name to the American Cancer Society, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA, 01701.
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I had the pleasure of working with Dick at Ira for the last two years and he was a great guy !!! He will be missed by all of us here !!! RIP my friend
To my best buddy,ive only known you for a year at ira but you where my mentor and partner as well as my close friend . I will miss you buddy rest in peace my brother .
To the Essler Family, We are so sorry to hear of your terrible news. Know that our love and prayers are with you all. Glenn & Kathy Lilly
Rest in Peace my friend. You will be missed.
So sorry for your loss. Dick was such a nice guy, I will miss working with him at Ira Motor Group.
My condolences to the family.
My thoughts are with you and the kids, Cindy.
R.I.P. Dickie. It has been such a joy knowing you here at Ira for the past 4 years. You always had smile and joked with everyone. God Bless you my friend.
Kristen and John, I am so sorry for the loss of you dad. My thoughts and prayers are with you both. Mrs. Q
Tom and Jean, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time. May your loving memories of Dick help to heal the sorrow. Sincerely, Jane and Bill Clancey
DICK FOR ME WAS A VERY NICE PERSON EVERY MORNING I WOULD SEE HIM AND HE WOULD TELL ME A JOKE TO PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE AND I WOULD SAY A JOKE TO MAKE HIM SMILE TOO AT THE END OF THE JOKE ALWAYS HE WOULD HAVE A PIECE OF ADVICE FOR ME TO TO IMPLEMENT IN MY EVERY DAY OF WORK AND THANKS TO HIM I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM, MY CONDOLENCE TO THE FAMILY VERY DEEPLY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS OF ONE OF THE GREATEST PEOPLE IN YOUR FAMILY MAY GOD BLESS HIM
I am so sorry for your loss, I only knew dick for a year while working at IRA but he was a wonderful man and will definitely be missed. My Prayers are with you and your family.
Tom and Jean, We extend our heartfelt sympathy to you and your family. May the cherished memories you have of Dick help sustain you during this sad time. Sincerely, Jane and Bill Clancey
I would like to express my deepest sympathy to the Essler family. Through these tough times of sorrow I pray that God may be able to give you all strength to get through it. I would briefly say hello every now and then whenever he would stop by the Lexus store to do any jobs and all I can say is that he was a great & hard worker! I’m sure there must be much more great things about him that I didn’t know, but in the small time of knowing who he was, it was enough to know that a great person has gone! May he RIP!! Brizuela Family!
Through all of Dick’s years here at Ira – he answered every call to action with a smile! I’ll speak for all of us here in Danvers – We are going to miss you Dick!
Cindy, John, Steven and Kristen, my thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. Hold each other close.
Dear Jean and Tom, So very sorry about your loss and please know that you are in my thoughts.
My deepest sympathy to Cindy and family. Dick and I served together in the Coast Guard We became great shipmates. It was a difficult and dangerous job- I remember Dick pulling me out of the water a couple of times. And when we were lonely out at sea we talked and kept each other company. I will miss Dick very much. I am so grateful that he was my friend and shipmate. Rest in Peace.