William “Bill” A. Tetreau, 58, of Zionsville, formerly of Fairfield, Conn., died suddenly Oct. 3, 2015. He was the husband of Cheryl Winters-Tetreau and the father of Marielle and Paul. Born and raised in Fairfield, Conn., he was the son of Fern and the late Rowena Tetreau. He spent most of his childhood summers on 100 wooded acres in Weston, Conn., at his parents’ Singing Oaks Day Camp. He enjoyed family vacations to Maine’s beaches and New Hampshire’s lakes and White Mountains.

He graduated in 1975 from Fairfield’s Roger Ludlowe High School, where he was a captain of the football team and recipient of the Gallagher Award for leadership, athletic ability and academic achievement. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1979 with a degree in civil engineering and a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves.

He served in the Army reserves for over 30 years, retiring in December 2013 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He volunteered for active duty and several combat deployments after 9/11, twice to Iraq and Afghanistan. His favorite assignment was Company Commander of Alpha Company of the 365th Combat Heavy Engineer Battalion in Wilkes-Barre, from 1987 to 1991, where he made many lifelong friends.

He later bought 130 wooded acres in Roque Bluffs, along Maine’s northern seacoast, where he helped develop a wildlife habitat with fruit trees, bushes and ponds for the black bears, bobcat, deer, fox, mink and moose.

He is survived by his wife; children; father; brothers, Mike and Jack and Jack’s partner, Chrissy Brodzki. He was predeceased by his mother.

Contributions may be made in his memory to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675 or online at woundedwarrior-project.org.

Services will be 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Shaughnessey Banks Funeral Home, Fairfield, Conn. A Celebration of Life will be 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 14 at University Center, Lehigh University Asa Packer Campus, Bethlehem.

He requested that everyone buy some premium vanilla ice cream and enjoy the moment.