Birth date: Apr 13, 1945 Death date: Jan 16, 2026
Donald Wayne Wilson was blessed with 80 years of life on earth before departing to Heaven on Friday, January 16, 2026. His passing at Hillcrest South in Tulsa, Oklahoma marked the end of his time as a sojourner in this world and t Read Obituary
Don was my younger brother. Here are a few memories of his early years. When he was in grade school, he had a speech problem. His teacher said that he should be encouraged to talk at home. Well, at home we couldn't shut him up. If you knew Don as an adult, you knew he never needed encouragement to talk.
We grew up in a time without indoor plumbing; we used an outhouse. When we finally got an indoor bathroom, one time Don still used the outhouse. I guess he forgot about our new luxury.
After his "speech problem" was taken care of, Don did quite well in school. When he was in high school, the principal had a conversation with him that would probably be illegal now. He pointed out that his school had not had a male valedictorian in several years and if Don applied himself, he could break the streak of females leading the class academically. Don buckled down and studied and became the first male valedictorian for quite some time at his school.
With deepest sympathy,
Glenda Wilson Wallis
