William Preston Dickson Jr.'s Obituary
DICKSON JR., WILLIAM PRESTON born Jan. 28, 1926, Temple, Texas passed away Aug. 17, 2014. Preceded in death by wife, Nancy Wood Dickson and son, Robert Stanley Dickson. Dickson graduated from Waco High School June 1943, enrolling in the A. & M. College of Texas (class of ’47). He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps Cadet Training Program, WW II. Upon discharge from the service, he returned to Texas A & M joining the Corps of Cadets. He was a member of the Ross Volunteers. He received a Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering degree in June 1949. He and Nancy Barrett Wood were married January 6, 1956. They raised a family of four children. Dickson is a past president of the Dallas Chapter of ASHRAE, Rotary Club of Park Cities. He served as Governor of Rotary International. Survived by daughter, Debra Dickson Morgan, husband, Randall; her sons, Austin and Barrett Sanders; son, William Preston Dickson III, wife, Shelley, son, Preston IV; son, Russell Wood Dickson, wife, Dana; daughters, Maggie, Rachael and Kate; grandson, Robert Brandon Hakari, son of Robert; sister Sue Dickson Davis of Waco. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday, August 22, 2014 at Restland Funeral Home. Service will be held Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Restland Memorial Chapel. Memorial donations may be made to the Rotary Club of Park Cities Foundation Fund, Salvation Army or The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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