Background
Keppler, Richard Rudolph was born on December 22, 1912 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Max Herman and Clara Elvira (Diehl) Keppler.
consultant oil company executive
Keppler, Richard Rudolph was born on December 22, 1912 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Max Herman and Clara Elvira (Diehl) Keppler.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, 1935. Postgraduate, University Pittsburgh.
Safety engineer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. New York City, 1936-1938; technical service division, Exxon Corporation, Elizabeth, 1938-1946; technical group head, Colonial Beacon Oil Corporation, Everett, Massachusetts, 1946-1952; process supervisor, Exxon Corporation, Everett, 1952-1967; refinery manager, Exxon Corporation, Everett, 1968-1969; operations supervisor, Esso. Standard Thailand, 1969-1970; Research and Development technician, Environmental Protection Agency Region I, Boston, 1970-1971; Research and Development director, Environmental Protection Agency Region I, Boston, 1971-1983; now involved in consultant.
Finance committee member Town Winchester, Massachusetts, town meeting member. Volunteer Hunt Hursing Home, Danvers, Massachusetts. Member Exxon Annuitants, North Shore Organ Society, Everett Chamber of Commerce, Rotary.
Married Marjorie Edna Osterwald, June 9, 1939 (divorced June 1981). Children: Janet Foster, Susan Diehl. Married Katherine Gajewski, May 26, 1984 (deceased August 1989).