Billy Gene Wilson, In Teague, Texas on January 16th, 1930 it was a bitterly cold night and still holds the record cold temperature for that date. The young woman was little more than a girl herself and had had a long hard labor because her pelvis had not spread like they should have. At long last, toward morning the tiny child (only 6pounds) was born but was still in trouble. You see, the umbilical cord was entangled around his neck. Quick work by the good doctor and the child was crying as he should. That tiny baby grew up to be a fine young man, president of his high school class, most popular, most handsome and well loved by family and friends. He spent a short period in the Air Force and received a hardship discharge right before the Korean War began in 1950. In January 1950 he went to work at SWBT Company, first as a lineman, and then went to Harwood Office in Dallas. He took an early retirement in 1987, partly because of changes in the company. In June of 1950 he met his future wife Pat, and at the time of his death they had just celebrated their 60th anniversary. He and she liked to tease each other and said they had 25 years of wedded bliss. He was a wonderful husband to Pat, a wonderful father to his four children, Kathi Hodges, Mike Wilson, Becky Schieler and Mary Hart; a wonderful grandfather to his 14 grandchildren and a wonderful great grandfather to his 11 great grandchildren. He was loved by all the above and also his three sons-in-law James, Dennis and James, and daughter-in-law Patti. He was 82 and will be missed most of all by his wife Pat and Lilly, his cat.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 1 at Brown's Memorial Chapel with burial to follow at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday. The family requests memorial to either American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852-3914 or to the Alzheimer's Association, 4144 North Central Expressway, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75204-9627.