- He graduated from the Goodman School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
- He and his husband, William C. O'Connor, met in 1979 and were married in 2008. They moved to Rome, Italy in 1985 where they opened the Wessel O'Connor Gallery until 1987.
- He is survived by his husband, William C. O'Connor of Pennsylvania; his siblings, Ginger and her husband John Williams of Chicago, Illinois; Tom Wessel and his wife Susan Wessel of Ironton, Missouri; brother Jerry Wessel and his wife Joan Wessel of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; and Edward Wessel Jr. and his wife, Babette Wessel of St. Louis, Missouri; numerous nieces and nephews; and eight O'Connor siblings.
- He was a supporter of the La MaMa Etc. Theatre Company in New York City. He lived in New York City from 1970s to the present.
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