This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Heiss, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8230 Message Board Post: William Trotter Dresser Oct. 8, 1920 – June 4, 2005 William Trotter Dresser passed away June 4 in Bakersfield. He was born on Oct. 8, 1920, in Glendale. Mr. Dresser graduated from South Pasadena High School and received a bachelor of science degree in forestry from the University of California at Berkeley in 1942. He was commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve in November 1942; he served aboard the destroyer USS Flusser during campaigns in the South Pacific. Following the end of the war he began his long career with the U.S. Forest Service, ending his service in 1980 as supervisor of the Angeles National Forest, with headquarters in Pasadena. In recognition of his contributions to the forest service, Dresser Peak in the Angeles National Forest was named in his honor. His wife of 58 years, the former Dorothy Heiss, predeceased him in 2000. They enjoyed many wonderful years of retirement together in Bear Valley Springs. He is survived by his sons, William Donald, Charles and Richard; nine grandchildren and his brothers, John and Duane. A memorial service was held Sunday, June 12, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Bakersfield. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2216 17th Street, Bakersfield. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 106 - No. 9 June 15-21, 2005