Tech Sergeant Richard (Dick) Frank Wilson Jr., USAF (retired) received his last PCS (permanent change of station) on 18 August 2013 at his home in Webster, Florida. Dick was born on 26 October 1935 in Washington D.C. to Betty Harriet Perry and Richard Frank Wilson, Sr. and spent the first 19 years of his life in Florida and Michigan. At a hotdog roast in 1954, he met, and was smitten by, Patricia Ann Pudlo, who became his wife of 56 years. He is also survived by his daughters Colleen Wilson (Tom); Kayleen Hoffland (Randy); and son, Richard Miscovich (Stephanie). Dick was always extremely involved in the lives of his grandchildren and created lifetimes of memories for Morgan Wilson and Ryan and Jennifer Hoffland. On 30 March of this year, Dick was tickled to welcome Lillie Ann, the first great-grandchild of the family, into the world. All his grandchildren affectionately called him Dziadek (Jah-gee), the Polish word for grandpa. He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Diane Pudlo, and several nieces and nephews. His dog, Sampson, was a constant companion and accompanied Dick everywhere. He is predeceased by his parents, in-laws Dorothy and John Pudlo, his sister, Betty Lou Feinsod, brother-in-law John Pudlo, sister-in-law Kathy Srodes, and his first dog Beethoven. Dick joined the U.S. Air Force in 1955 and over the course of his 20 year career he and Pat were stationed in New York, Illinois, Michigan, Alaska, Florida, England, Vietnam and Idaho. He served as an aircraft electrician at Tuy Hoa during the Vietnam War from 1969-1970. This extensive travel exposed Dick to a huge variety of culinary delights and provided the opportunity to forge long-lasting friendships. He maintained these friendships his entire life and stayed in contact with old Air Force buddies, as well as organizing and attending reunions. After retiring from the Air Force in 1975, Dick started a water conditioning business he successfully ran for 10 years before becoming interested in Civil War reenacting. Eventually, he and Pat participated in the reenactment circuit up and down the Eastern Seaboard. These years nurtured Dicks love of history and gave him the opportunity to make additional close friends which he also maintained to the end of his life. 20 family members celebrated Dick and Pats 50th wedding anniversary on a Caribbean Cruise where wedding vows were renewed and the happy couple won the Not So Newlywed Game where their humor endeared them to everybody on board. Dick was a lifetime member of the VFW, the Rolling Rebels Family Motor Coach Association, Sampson AFB Veterans Reunion Group and The American Military Society. He served on the Spring Hill VFW #10209 Honor Guard, paying forward the military honors he will receive at the Florida National Cemetery at Bushnell at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, 22 August. A Celebration of Life service will be held the same day at 10:30 a.m. at Hodges Family Funeral Home in Dade City. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your local humane society, The Wounded Warriors Project (http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org) or donors choice.