Michael K. Messer, 60, of Center Valley, died Dec. 22, 2018, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.

He and his wife Christine M. (Kornfeind) Messer were married 33 years on Sept. 1.

Born July 1, 1958, in Ephrata, Lancaster County, he was the son of Regina (Hershman) Messer of Lancaster and the late Gordon W. Messer.

He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in engineering, he earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Lehigh University.

Manager of energy affairs at Linde Energy Services for the last 15 years, he was an engineer at PPL before that.

He was a member of Assumption B.V.M. Church, (Colesville) Bethlehem.

Active in the Southern Lehigh community coaching baseball and Little League football for many years, he loved to golf, play guitar, and enjoyed spending time at his home in Florida.

He treasured spending time with his son, Eric, watching sporting events and finding the best doughnuts wherever they traveled.

But, he was most proud of his son and his accomplishments.

In addition to his loving wife and mother, he is survived by his son, Eric Michael Messer at home.

Expressions of sympathy may be made at heintzelmancares.com.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lehigh County Humane Society, the American Heart Association or Lehigh Valley Hospice all c/o the funeral home, P.O. Box 196, Schnecksville, PA 18078-0196.

Arrangements were made by Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Schnecksville.