Born June 9, 1929, in New York City, Mr. Hassler was a graduate of Long Island University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
“He worked his way through college on a basketball scholarship,” recalled his wife, Joanne. “He had wanted to be an architect, but they told him it would require too many hours from basketball. He asked, ‘What’s the next hardest thing?’ and they said accounting. He was very good at it.”
Indeed, when Mr. Hassler retired from Allied Stores in 1987, the company was parent to 178 department stores and 48 specialty shops in 28 states, including Jordan Marsh, Brooks Brothers and Bonwit Teller.
Mr. Hassler also served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
In addition to his wife of 34 years, Mr. Hassler is survived by two sons, Robert and Craig, and two daughters, Susan Marshall and Barbara Steig, all of New York.
Brown’s Funeral Home, Lantana, was in charge.
— Ron Hayes
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