Woodrow Wilson Jr.

Woodrow Wilson, Jr. was born January 2, 1939, second son born to the late Woodrow Wilson, Sr. and the late Mrs. Eula Lee Wilson in Hale County, Alabama. He accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Bessemer, Alabama. He was preceded in death by his brother, General Lee, brother, Joseph L. Wilson, mother, Eula Lee Wilson, nephew, Guy F. Wilson, brother, Johnny L. Wilson, and father, Woodrow Wilson, Sr. He graduated from Brighton High School on 5/28/57 in Brighton Alabama. He received his A.S. degree in Mid-management marketing from Gulf Coast Community College. B.S. in Marketing/Hotel Management and Business Administration from Delaware State College. He joined the U.S. Army at the young age of 14 serving a year as paratrooper with 82nd Airborne. He returned home, completed high school and joined the U.S. Navy in 1958 and served 30 years. During his distinguished career, he served aboard seven aircraft carriers and one auxiliary ship in addition to many shore-based assignments around the world including the Pentagon. He was an exceptional sailor, quickly rose through the ranks, obtaining the rank of 1st class Petty Officer in 10 years and Master Chief Petty Officer in 16 years. He was also highly decorated, earning several Naval commendations, achievements and good conduct medals as well as campaign awards including Vietnam. During this period of his life, he met and was united in Holy Matrimony to Dorothy Jean Young on September 11, 1966 in Hollis, NY. His final assignment was at the Naval Personnel Support Detachment in Scotia, New York where he served as the Command Master Chief. After 30 years of honorable service he retired from the Navy on September 29, 1988. In retirement he became an active member or the American Legion and VFW and served as the Vice President of Delaware Retirees Club. On May 25, 2016, he was called to his place in the Kingdom of Heaven. Woodrow leaves to cherish his memory a loving and devoted wife, Dorothy J. Wilson. They have three children: Angelique D. Wilson, Powder Springs, GA, Daryl M. Wilson, Charlotte, NC, Wendi L. Wilson, Dover, DE. He has five grandchildren: Erinn L. Wilson, Eryiana V. Dial, Gabrielle A. Wilson, Eryian V. Dial and Nygel K. Wilson; a devoted mother-in-law, that was in Delaware assisting with his care, Lucy Jackson, Bessemer, AL; two nephews, Michael P. Wilson, St. Mary’s, Georgia and Jaye R. Wilson, Bessemer, AL; a special aunt, Anne Wilson, Bessemer, AL; three sisters-in-law, Odester Gray, Medford, NY, Geraldine Wilson, Bessemer, AL and Melinda Marks, Bessemer, AL; and a host of nieces and nephews and other relatives and close friends. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Woodrow Wilson Jr., please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.

Woodrow Wilson Jr.

January 2, 1939 - May 25, 2016