Samuel H. Wilson III, born March 30, 1960 in Waxahachie, Texas, passed away after a brief illness in Chapel Hill, N.C., on December 13, 2010.
Moving to Bethesda, Md., in 1970, Mr. Wilson graduated from Walt Whitman High School and then continued his education at Milford Academy, Texas Christian University and the University of Maryland in College Park, where he majored in history. He loved history and was a natural teacher. At the time of his death, he was pursuing a teacher certification at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Mr. Wilson is survived by four beloved sons, Samuel, John Paul, George and Benjamin, of Bethesda, Md.; his parents, Samuel and Dorothea Wilson of Chapel Hill; his sister, Katherine Kohler, and her husband, Jeffrey, niece, Alexandra, and nephews, Brendan and James, of Centennial, Colo. His uncle and aunt Joe and Susan Wilson of W. Hartford, Conn., and cousins Steve and Jeffrey Wilson, and his wife, Kristen, and his uncle O.M. Cowart and cousin Stefanie of Waco, Texas, also survive him.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, December 27, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the University Presbyterian Church, 209 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, N.C. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Friday Center for Continuing Education, University of North Carolina, 100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599.