In Memoriam
William "Bill" Peter Jasper
January 11, 1974 – May 14, 2026
William "Bill" Peter Jasper, Senior National Director of Operations at IST Management Services, passed away unexpectedly last week at the age of 52. A proud Minnesota native and U.S. Navy veteran who served aboard the USS Vicksburg from 1993 to 1997, Bill brought the same sense of duty, steadiness, and genuine care to every role he ever held. He joined IST in 2013 and rose quickly through the ranks, earning his promotion to Senior National Director of Operations in 2020 -- a title that never once captured how much he actually meant to the people around him.
To know Bill was to feel looked after. He oversaw numerous client accounts across the country, but what colleagues and clients remember most was never the scope of his work -- it was the way he showed up for people. When Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast in 2024, Bill didn't wait to be asked. He rented a U-Haul, loaded it with emergency supplies, and drove from Atlanta to Augusta alongside his daughter Audrey to personally deliver aid to IST employees left without water, power, or gas. That was Bill. Not a memo. A U-Haul.
Bill was also a strategic thinker who loved nothing more than rolling up his sleeves with a client to find a better way forward. He was a driving force behind IST's university kiosk system and smart locker deployments -- innovations that have fundamentally changed how hundreds of thousands of students, faculty, and staff across the country send and receive mail and packages. He didn't just manage operations. He helped build something that outlasts him, and the campuses quietly humming along with that infrastructure today are part of his legacy, whether they know his name or not.
Beyond his professional life, Bill was a devoted husband to Theresa, his partner of 23 years, and the proudest father imaginable to his daughters Sydney and Audrey. He was the kind of dad who watched every performance through joyful tears and cooked gourmet meals for anyone lucky enough to pull up a chair at his table. He loved fishing, camping, hiking, and the great outdoors -- and he loved Minnesota sports with a loyalty that only someone who grew up ice fishing and playing hockey could fully understand.
Bill is survived by his wife, Theresa; daughters, Sydney and Audrey; his father, Pete; siblings, Craig, Pam, and Laurie; and a wide and loving extended family. Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. and Wednesday, May 27, at 10 a.m., both at Mueller-Bies Funeral Home in Roseville, Minnesota, followed by Mass at St. Odilia Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Interment will be held on July 2 at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. The online obituary and full memorial schedule
can be found here.
In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to The National Park Foundation in Bill's memory -- a fitting tribute to a man who found peace, joy, and belonging in the natural world he loved so deeply.
