Wilson Reaves

Wilson Reaves obituary, Dallas, TX

Wilson Reaves

Wilson Reaves Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Dec. 30, 2024.




Wilson Andrew (Andy) Reaves, Jr, of Dallas, Texas passed away on December 25, 2024, at age 99.



Andy was born in Sheffield, Alabama, in 1925 to Katherine Greer and Wilson A. Reaves, Sr. He graduated from San Jacinto High School in Houston, Texas in 1944. He entered the Army in the same year and sailed across the Atlantic on the Queen Mary with thousands of other soldiers to Scotland. He served as a combat infantryman, fighting in a mortar squad with the 35th infantry division across France, Belgium, and Germany until the end of the war.



He attended the University of Texas, graduating in 1952 with a BS in ceramic engineering. He later earned a Master's degree in engineering management at George Washington University in Washington, DC. He had an extensive career as a ceramic engineer, working for the Naval Research Lab in Washington DC as a research scientist; DalTile; Texas Instruments, and Brown and Root, where he helped design fireproofing and insulation systems for petrochemical and nuclear power plants.



He married Toby Jean Greenway in Washington DC in 1957, and was the father of two daughters: Susan Elaine and Sally Joanne. He was a founding member of the Project Management Institute in Houston. He was a lifelong learner and enjoyed math, science, and anything having to do with computers.



He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Toby, sisters Katherine Moore and Ruth Puckett and brother James Reaves. He is survived by his daughters Susan (Bob Whipple) and Sally (Tim Adams), nieces, and nephew.

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