The people behind the name
Grandparents
Born in Baltimore, Maryland. Also worked for General Petroleum Corp — three generations in the oil industry.
USC graduate, History. Missionary teacher in England and West Africa. Member of J.O.C. Club, Eucalyptus Literary Society, Y.W.C.A. Cabinet. Mother of Richard (Dick) Wilson. Lived to 90.
Carol's father. Relocated from South Dakota to Long Beach during the Depression. Killed on the job, September 1959.
Always went by Lucile — "Grandma 'Cile" to the family. Lived to 100.
Father of Fernando. Italian ancestry believed per DNA.
Mother of Fernando. Born in Cuenca, Ecuador.
Father of Laura. Pilar's maternal grandfather.
Mother of Laura. Born in Santa Rosa, Ecuador.
Parents
Known as Dick. Petroleum engineer, Mobil Oil. Father of Steven.
Mother of six. Family historian, knitter of 150+ Christmas stockings. "The Lord showed me His world."
Father of Pilar. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Mother of Pilar. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Pilar's Brothers
Eldest child of Fernando and Laura. Pilar's oldest brother.
Son of Fernando and Laura. Pilar's brother.
Son of Fernando and Laura. Pilar's brother.
Youngest child of Fernando and Laura. Pilar's youngest brother.
Steven & Pilar
Geophysicist, Colorado School of Mines. Mobil Oil, 1982. Keeper of the Wilson-Valero archive.
Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Met Steven in Hamburg, Germany. Married April 7, 1990.
Brothers & Sisters
Eldest of Dick and Carol's children. Lives in Prineville, Oregon with wife Rosalee.
Second child of Dick and Carol. Lives in Grapevine, Texas with wife Marilynn.
Lost in childbirth in 1960. Remembered with love.
Son of Dick and Carol. Lives in Bartlesville, Oklahoma with wife Jennifer.
Eldest daughter of Dick and Carol. Lives in Denton, Texas.
Youngest of Dick and Carol's children. Lives in Flower Mound, Texas with husband William.
Children
Born in The Hague, Netherlands. Married to Melissa.
Born in Adams, Nebraska. Wife of Charles.
Born in Dallas, Texas.
Born in Grapevine, Texas.
Grandchildren
Son of Melissa. Stepson of Charles.
Son of Melissa. Stepson of Charles.
Son of Charles and Melissa.