Obituary: G. Wesley Dickson, Class of 1948

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Wesley Dickson, Greensburg, PA, Academic Diploma, Class President, Basketball Team Soccer Team, Reading Club, Monitor, Boy Scout Troop 24.

“On Friday, December 20, 2019, age 90, of Edgewood. Loving father of Elizabeth Cowie (James) and Bruce Dickson (Kathy). Cherished “Papap” to 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. President of his senior class at Gallaudet College. Past president of Pittsburgh Association for the Deaf. Student, teacher, and board member emeritus at Western PA School for the Deaf. Preceded in death by his beloved wife, Alice. Services private. Arrangements by Wolfe Memorial, LLC.” Source by https://www.wolfepgh.com/notices/GWesley-Dickson

In the Fall of 1955, he hired as Printing Instructor at WPSD, after he’s graduated from Gallaudet University in 1954. After his 27 years career at WPSD, he retired in 1982. **Details may not accurate**

In 1995, Wesley received the Outstanding Alumni Award of the Year. In 2005, he received the Alumni Merit and Athletic Hall of Frame.

He may be part of the WPSD Alumni board in the past. He was a WPSD Board of Trustees for about 20 years.