Dan was born on July, 27, 1949 in Crockett, Texas, to Reed Wilson and Lillah Mildred Ferguson. He was the youngest of four boys.
Dan graduated from Crockett High School in 1967. He attended Kilgore College from 1968-1969.
In 1970, he met Leslie Ball, and they were married in May of 1971. They moved to Houston in 1973, where he worked for Texas Instruments, Inc., until his recent retirement in July 2013. Dan was a lover of music, billiards, racing, motorcycles and hot-rods. He was also very interested in wolves and wildlife. When he wasn’t working, Dan enjoyed spending time with his daughter, son-in-law, and two grandsons.
He is survived by his daughter, Mary Jennifer Duncan and her husband Kevin of Sugar Land, TX; brothers, Reed Jr. and wife Peggy, of Garland, TX; Rex Sr. and wife Gloria of Garland, TX, and David and wife Sharon, of Giddings, TX; two grandsons, William and Travis of Sugar Land, TX; former wife, Leslie Ferguson; nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 AM, Saturday, November 23, 2013, at The Settegast-Kopf Co. @ Sugar Creek, 15015 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, TX, 77478. There will be a reception immediately following the service at Sugar Creek Country Club, 410 Sugar Creek Boulevard, Sugar Land, TX, 77478.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to:
Campaign to Save America’s Wolves
1-800-385-9712
Defenders of Wildlife
P.O. Box 1553
Merrifield, VA 22116-1553
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