Aubrey Charles Wilson

Aubrey Charles Wilson of San Antonio, TX died April 1, 2011 at the age of 91. He was born on September 12, 1919 to the late Aubrey Carroll and Mala Wilson. His younger brother, Chester H. Wilson also preceded him in death.

Aubrey graduated from Jefferson High School in San Antonio and the University of Texas in Austin, earning a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in a rocket training group during WWII and was stationed at Martha’s Vineyard in MA. He received a letter of appreciation from President Harry S. Truman. He was employed in aircraft engineering with the Glenn L. Martin Company.

Upon his return to San Antonio, he worked at Bell Kotzebue Contracting & Distributing Company as Chief Estimator. There he met and fell in love with Dixie Krowl. They were married on September 3, 1960.

Alfred A. “Buddy” Mueller and Aubrey founded Mueller & Wilson Inc. The company has been involved in major construction projects throughout the city, such as the San Antonio Express News, Olmos Tower, the San Antonio Toyota Tundra Production Facility, medical facilities, such as Methodist Hospital and at military installations, including Lackland, Ft. Sam Houston, and Kelly Air Force Base which included work on a jet engine test cell. He also created an infrastructure for the Hemisfair facilities.

He was an active member of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. He was also active in the stock market, invested in oil and gas exploration and enjoyed managing his stock portfolio until his death. Aubrey was a caring and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and uncle. He enjoyed investing time and energy in the lives of the children in the family.

He is survived by his wife, Dixie Carol Wilson, two sons, Ronald Charles, and Brian Carroll Wilson and his wife Patti; two grandsons, Craig Alexander and Scott Anthony ; niece, Janice Butler; nephew, Richard Wilson; mother-in –law, Zorah Krowl; sister-in-law, Darlene (Al), and her children, James Lee Kirchner and Cynthia McCaskey; brother-in-law, Ivan (Sharon) Krowl, and his children, Sharon Lynn LeClair and Kathryn Michelle Cain, and eight great-nieces and nephews.

He was a member of Manor Baptist Church. He and Dixie with the church group toured the Holy Land. The Wilsons loved the mountains of Colorado and New Mexico, and enjoyed hiking & camping. He loved spending time at Rockport, fishing & boating in Copano Bay. He enjoyed photography and was skilled at it.

Visitation will be 5-7p.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Sunset Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be at 12 noon, Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.