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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Marice Densal Wilson of Hawkins on September 8, 2021, at |
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the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Reba Forrister and Curtis Wilson, Densal |
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Wilson was born in Mineola on November 25, 1936, and he grew up with |
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the companionship of six siblings, Darlene, George, Robert, |
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Kimball, Jerry, and Marion; in 1955, he graduated from Hawkins High |
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School, where he played football and baseball and was honored as |
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Best All Around; he went on to become a welder and often used his |
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skills to build flagpoles for his friends and neighbors; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Wilson benefited from the |
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love and support of his wife, Virginia, with whom he shared a |
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fulfilling union that spanned six and a half decades; he took great |
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pride in his three children, Ray, Ronny, and Robin, and with the |
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passing years, he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to |
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include eight grandchildren, Timothy, Benjamin, Aaron, Sean, |
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Jacquelyn, Claire, Abigail, and Peyton, and 11 |
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great-grandchildren; this beloved man enjoyed playing Santa Claus |
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at Christmastime, and he was active in the Wood County Riding Club; |
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sustained by a strong and abiding faith, he was a valued congregant |
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of Holly Brook Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Densal Wilson possessed a generosity of spirit that |
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expressed itself in myriad ways, and he enriched the lives of all |
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who knew him with his warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Marice Densal |
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Wilson and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Marice Densal Wilson. |