{"id":12600,"date":"2022-12-12T17:22:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T17:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/?p=12600"},"modified":"2024-07-23T03:31:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T03:31:52","slug":"richard-dick-leon-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/12\/richard-dick-leon-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard \u201cDick\u201d Leon Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12601\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/richard-wilson.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Leon Wilson\" width=\"280\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/richard-wilson.jpg 280w, https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/richard-wilson-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>Richard \u201cDick\u201d Leon Wilson, age 88, passed away December 12, 2022. He was born July 30, 1934, in McPherson, Kansas, to Harry and Vera Wilson (Stockham).<\/p>\n<p>Dick was a graduate of Topeka, Kansas High School and attended Washburn University.\u00a0 He served in the United States Navy. Dick was employed by Bendix\/Allied-Signal in Kansas City, Missouri, until his retirement in 1985. Afterward, he enjoyed a second career with the Kansas City Royals. He loved the \u201cjob,\u201d including occasionally rubbing shoulders with players.<\/p>\n<p>In 1958, Dick married the love of his life, Gerri, and spent a wonderful 53 years together until her passing in 2011. Dick enjoyed their time together in sunny Fort Meyers, Florida, until medical issues required a move back to Raymore, Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>He enjoyed Boy Scouting with his son, fishing, traveling, his Ham radio buddies, the Royals and Chiefs, and beer can collecting.<\/p>\n<p>Dick was preceded in death by his wife, Gerri Deane Wilson (Bennett) in 2011, and his daughter, Dana Lynn Eubank in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Survivors include his son, Jeff Wilson and his wife, Nancy, of Lee\u2019s Summit; granddaughter, Alicia Eubank; three great-grandchildren; brother, Robert Wilson and his wife, Iris, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; sister, Shirley McGinnis and her husband, J.B., of Excelsior Spring; sister-in-law, Leigh Moore, of Excelsior Springs; and many nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n<p>A special thanks to Raymore Senior Care and St. Croix Hospice for his loving care.<\/p>\n<p>Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2022 with service following at Bross &amp; Spidle Funeral Home, Excelsior Springs, with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery, Excelsior Springs, MO.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #efdbd9; padding: 1em;\">\n<h5>Our Sincere Condolences<\/h5>\n<p>Prayers and memorable thoughts to the family.<br \/>\nMichael Moore<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12600?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard \u201cDick\u201d Leon Wilson, age 88, passed away December 12, 2022. 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