Donald P. Wilson ’33

DODO WILSON died Jan. 12, 1991, in Costa Mesa, Calif.

Dodo was born Sept. 15,1909, in Hartford, Conn. He prepared at Andover. In college he played football and hockey. He roomed with Scotty Calahan, and was a member of Colonial Club.

Dodo left college after two years and began a long involvement with the field of aviation. From 1932 to 1934 he was a district traffic manager for United Airlines. He then spent seven years with Fairchild Aviation as manager of aviation radio and navigation equipment sales, during which he flew through 17 countries in Europe 193739. He had two hitches in the Navy, Interrupted by a spell with Federal Telephone and Radio. In the Navy he was a Lt. Commander. In 1954 Dodo was associated with the establishment of Lester Equipment and Mfg. Co., from which he retired as chairman in 1986. He was heavily involved with storage battery technology.

On Mar, 30, 1940, Dodo married Edna (Bunny) Massey, in N.Y.C. They had four children: Donald, Gordon, 'Wayne, and Gwendolyn. Dodo has been such a lively and positive figure in the Class that it seems hard to realize that he was only with us for two years. He will be greatly missed. We send our sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1933