John Adolph Kaler, 78, of San Antonio, left us to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday, November 19, 2012. God fearing and humble servant of the Lord, he was Daddy, Granddaddy; a teacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, a distinguished home designer, a gifted artist, writer, inventor, tinkerer, creative thinker and a cartoonist.
He was born to the late John Frederick and Marguerite Peetz Kaler, September 20, 1934, in Corpus Christi, Texas. John graduated from Corpus Christi Academy in 1952 and received a BA in Art from Texas A & I University at Corpus Christi in 1976 with Cum Laude Honors. John married his high school sweetheart Patricia Martin in 1953, and they lived in Corpus Christi before relocating to San Antonio in 1984. John was an independent custom home designer and builder until he retired. His custom homes were featured in numerous design publications in Corpus Christi and San Antonio. John was passionate about airplanes, art, boats and pottery, and he was constantly inventing, building, drawing, and painting. He built from scratch a U.S. Navy Gunboat No. 5 which is on display at the USS Constitution Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition, he designed, built and flew his own ultra lights. John was never idle, always fixing things others deemed ‘unfixable’.
But foremost of all, John’s main passion was a minister and teacher of God’s word who even in his last days was continually teaching all those around him to have faith, obey the Lord, pray for peace, comfort and strength through our savior, Jesus Christ. He viewed his main purpose in life to teach God’s word and he taught fervently the simple truths of the Bible. Even in his last days, he witnessed to his caregivers and gave several of them a Bible. John dealt tenderly with his ‘sweetie’ Pat up until the moment of his passing. There is a void that will not be filled, but he left us with his teachings on many scriptures and humorous cartoons on the way the world views religion. His greatest joy was serving the Lord and teaching his family and friends. To quote words from a Johnny Cash song; “Yes, I’ve found the greatest joy in my salvation is knowing that my children walk in Truth”.
John is survived by his loving wife of 59 years Patricia, and his six children: Mary Kaye Wheat, Nancy Hobbs and husband John, John Kaler and wife Donna, Barbara Woods and husband George, Martin Kaler and wife Debbie, Andrea Sutton and husband Jeff; twelve grandchildren: Nichole, Kathleen, Ashley, Trey, Jared, Andrew, Zach, Kelsi, Kaley, Josh, Bryce and Matt; three great-grandchildren: Rae, Cole and Harrison. He is also survived by siblings: Rose Marie Hand, Marguerite Ann Vatzlavick, Elaine Bates and Robert Kaler, their spouses and numerous nieces and nephews. He will be missed by all. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Sunset Funeral Home with the Funeral Service to be at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Road to Emmaus, 6502 Cedar Creek, Dallas, TX 75248.
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