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Dr. Eric John Wilson

August 8, 1937 — March 1, 2023

Dr. Eric John Wilson, age 85, of West, passed away late Wednesday evening, March 1, 2023 at Methodist Charlton Medical Center in Dallas.


The family will receive visitors from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday, March 10, 2023 at Aderhold Funeral Home in West.


Eric was born August 8, 1937 in Santiago, Chile the son of the late Miguel and Eileen (Sanders) Wilson Solares. He was educated in Santiago where he graduated from medical school at the Universidad de Chile. On May 21, 1975 he was united in marriage to Diane Marie Sulak in Temple, Texas. Eric worked as an Orthopedic Surgeon for over 35 years, primarily in the Texas Rio Grande Valley. He was a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the McLennan County Medical Society. He was also a member and past president of the Hillsboro Rotary Club.


Eric loved raising farm animals, feeding his donkeys toast as a daily treat, walking his dogs, tending to his cattle, cultivating grasses, bailing hay, fixing fences, driving in the woods on his farm, and international travel. He especially enjoyed the desert southwest and watching sunrises and sunsets.


Survivors include his beloved wife of 48  years, Diane Marie (Sulak) Wilson of West; his three children, Richard E. Wilson of McAllen, Carol Anne Wilson of West, and Diane Elaine Wilson of West; his brother-in-law, Raymond Sulak and wife Rosalee of Mansfield; his brother-in-law, Charles Sulak of Brenham; his aunt, Clarice (Marik) Snokhous of West; numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.


In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Central Texas or to West EMS.

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Friday, March 10, 2023

10:00am - 12:00 pm (Central time)

Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel

808 South Reagan Street, West, TX 76691

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