▁become ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁att ac ▁network . ▁This ▁happened ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁G 8 ▁sum mit , ▁which ▁Germany , ▁holding ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁G 8 ▁presiden cy , ▁was ▁hosting . ▁Ge iß ler ▁himself ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁joining ▁of ▁att ac ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁up coming ▁G 8 ▁sum mit . ▁ ▁Other ▁activities ▁ ▁A ktion ▁Cou rage , ▁Chair man ▁( 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁Bar men ia ▁Vers icher ungen , ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Ge iß ler ▁was ▁married ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁children . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁G le is we iler . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁aged ▁ 8 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ober nd orf ▁am ▁Ne ck ar ▁Category : G erman ▁Roman ▁C athol ics ▁Category : Christ ian ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁of ▁Germany ▁polit icians ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Free ▁People ' s ▁State ▁of ▁Wür ttemberg ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁T üb ingen ▁al umn i ▁Category : G erman ▁law y ers ▁Category : He alth ▁minister s ▁of ▁Germany ▁Category : F eder al ▁government ▁minister s ▁of