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BEN WILSON

El Centro, California

1929 - 2021

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Our father Ben Wilson, retired teacher and once owner of the El Tiki Supper Club, of Imperial, California, died peacefully in his sleep during the early morning hours of February 18, 2021. He was 91. We were blessed to have him home with us these last few months where we were able to spend...

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Ben left wonderful memories behind. I remember sitting at San Diego State University, discussing the class we had just attended and the assignments for the following week. Best of all are the memories of floating down the Colorado River on the annual river trips.

The many memories shared with uncle Ben were too many to count. Always loved his visits and I remember sitting around the family table with my siblings laughing for hours. A wonderful man that our dad admired. He was friend and family. God has his angel back
Xo Eileen Miller
Daughter of Richard Wilson Reyes

He was a wonderful man. I wish I would have known him better. I know that he gave a lot to his family, friends and community. May he Rest In Peace and I am praying for the Wilson family.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

What a wonderful Uncle is was to all of us nieces and nephews. He was kind, funny, helpful, smart and a wonderful father to his children. I will miss him so much. He was a second father to my sister Linda and I after our father (his brother Clement) passed away. I love you Tio Ben. Rest in the loving arms of Jesus until I see you again. Mike and Marlene May

Rest well with Christ, Mr. Wilson !

Benny and I ran together and he was the best track man I've ever known. We were champs of the San Diego/Imperial Valley League while we were in college.

I have many fun memories of doing long lunches at El Tiki during my year at IVC, 1965.
There was such a creative island ambience, good, inexpensive food like the original “Tiki Toes.”
My condolences to Ben’s family.
Paula ( Smith) Rice
San Jose

Oh Wayne and I used to go to el tiki our daughter Heather Caldwell is teaching now she would eat 2 tomatoes cut up small and loved the nachos with real cheese on it melting later he came in to the American Legion and was a good singer on karaoke and great dancer for new years every year was a very sharp dresser and remembered me from Ben hulse we will miss him fred Douglas loved him also now he's gone in 2019