Kenneth Nick Wilson

Kenneth Nicholas Wilson, born on February 13, 1943, in Carlisle, PA, died on June 1, 2010, in Oklahoma City. He was the son of Charles Hugh Wilson, M.D. and Margaret Louise Wilson, founding members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Nick is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Judy Hollaway Wilson, and devoted daughter, Holly Louise Wilson. He is also survived by his brother, C. Steven Wilson and wife Susan Dalrymple Wilson, two nephews, Charles D. Wilson and Garrett H. Wilson, all of Minneapolis, and a niece, Mary G. Wilson of Chicago. Also surviving are sisters-in-law Betty Jo Greeson, Jean Chambers, Margie Knight and their children and grandchildren. Nick attended Nichols Hills Elementary School and Casady School. He attended high school at Shattuck School in Faribault, MN, where he excelled academically, lettered in football and was on the Crack Squad Drill Team. Following graduation, he enrolled in Princeton University where he attended for 3 years before transferring to Oklahoma City University, earning a B.A. in history. He then attended the University of Oklahoma School of Law where he was selected for the staff of Law Review. Being a member of ROTC, he entered the United States Army in 1968 as a Second Lieutenant and was eventually stationed in Korat, Thailand, where he served as a JAG officer. Returning from Thailand, he practiced law for 35 years with the Fellers Snider law firm. Nick was a Life Master in Bridge, a bogey golfer, an avid reader of history, and a movie buff. He was a member of the 75 Club, the English-Speaking Union, and the Oklahoma Bar and Oklahoma County Bar Associations. He was also a board member of Crescent Academy.