Obituary of Ronald John Wilson Sr.

On Friday August 9, 2019 at 8pm Ronald Wilson passed away at the age of 49. Ronald “Coola” John Wilson was born on December 27, 1969 to the late Ronald John Cristwell and the late Beatrice Wilson at Howard University Hospital. Ronald was born and raised in Washington,DC where he also attended DC Public Schools. Ronald attended Garrison Elementary School, Shaw Junior High School and Woodrow Wilson High School. At the age of 16 Ronald had his first daughter in 1986. Ronald wanted to improve his way of living so he moved to North Carolina and shortly after he became married and had two more children a son and another daughter. Eventually Ronald moved back to Washington,DC where he spent a lot of his time with his Beloved grandmother Francis Johnson who lived on 14th and R St.NW. Ronald had many jobs but he later developed a passion for Culinary Arts especially in making Pastries. Ronald had a great sense of humor and loved to make people laugh. His favorite saying was “Funny but True”. He was also a die hard fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team. Ronald is survived by his three children Rhonda Johnette Hawkins, Ronald J. Wilson Jr., Rihonna J. Wilson, three grandchildren Christian Williams, Adara Blair, Qadira Blair, one brother Ernest Parker, one stepsister Sheba Parker, two nephews and two nieces Ernest Damri Parker, Aniya Michelle Parker, Darien Ernest Parker, Chassidy Johnson, very Special close cousins Terri “Boola” Barnes and Tyrone Barnes and a host of other relatives and many friends. 

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