Thomas Daniel Wilson's Obituary
Thomas Daniel Wilson was born September 27, 1930 in Dover, New Hampshire and passed away in Tucson, Az August 28, 2025. He and his mother moved to Tucson when he was 14 years old. He graduated from Tucson High School, and being in the Naval Reserve was then sent to Korea from 1950 to 1952, working in Tokyo for one year. Upon his return to Tucson, he attended the University of Arizona graduating in 1955. Tom met and married Oralia Babasa in 1954. Tom then entered into a partnership eventually becoming Western Landscape Construction and there upon retiring in 1974. His retirement consisted of building houses in Tucson and New Hampshire and many other woodworking projects.
Tom leaves behind his wife of 71 years and daughters, Edie (Bob) Torres of Tucson, Jennifer (Bob) Bate of Eliot, Maine, Karey Wilson (Jay Hud) of Tucson and sons, Thomas, and Carlo (Angie) Wilson of Tucson.
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