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Businessman Led Life of Service & Faith

Despite his successful business ventures and his commitment to the Presbyterian Church, family came first for Bill and Marion Wilson.

The McAllen Wind Ensemble website reads that the group was established in 1973 by local music supporters and “sparked by Bill Wilson’s inspiration from plaza bands in Mexico.”  But who is Bill Wilson? Bill Wilson was not a musician who wanted to start his own band. He was a man who saw a need and fulfilled it without fanfare. He was an Oklahoma native and led his high school band…

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