John Richard Porter Wilson

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John Richard Porter Wilson

On Thursday, July 13, 2023, John Richard Porter Wilson, aka "Rick", loving husband of Yuki and father of daughter, Andrea, passed away after battling brain cancer. He was 58 years old. Rick was diagnosed with "Glioblastoma," a form of brain cancer, two years prior, which he fought courageously.



Rick was born in Montgomery, Alabama, the youngest child of four children of Charles and Helen Wilson. After graduating from The Landon School in Bethesda in 1983, he went on to study History at Middlebury College in Vermont.



After graduating from Middlebury College in 1987, he pursued his passion, music, and played in numerous bands in Vermont. He later moved to San Francisco where he continued to pursue music, while also starting a recording/ audio engineering career.



In 1999, while Rick was working as an audio engineer in San Francisco, he met his future wife, Yuki, a classical pianist, who was his client at that time. They were married at St. Francis Church, Potomac, MD, after which they settled in Oakland, California. Two years later, they moved to Maryland before the birth of their daughter, Andrea, in 2004.



In Maryland, Rick pursued a career in Technology and Web Design. While working full time as they raised their young family, Rick earned an Associates Degree in Web Development/Design at Montgomery College.



His last professional role was as IT manager at the Education Writers Association, a role he held until earlier this year.



He is survived by his loving wife, Yuki, daughter, Andrea, father, Charles (Chuck), brother, Chris, and sister, Cathy.



The Celebration of Life Service honoring Rick will be held at St. Francis Episcopal Church on Saturday, July 29 at 11 a.m. The address is 10033 River Road, Potomac, MD 20854



The family requests donations to be made to either Glioblastoma Foundation, or Casey House, a Hospice facility of Montgomery Hospice in lieu of flowers.