I don't believe I knew him but probably saw him around the track. My
thoughts are with you for your loss.
God Bless, Bruce Burd and William "Dirty" Burd

--- In BakerviewBMX@yahoogroups.com, "therivervalleybmx"
<therivervalleybmx@...> wrote:
>
> Many of you may already be aware of the great loss our BMX family had
> within the last month. Tim "PaPa" Wilson passed away on February
> 25th, 2008. River Valley and the Wilson family would like to invite
> everyone to the track on Saturday March 15th to pay our respects to
> Tim "PaPa" Wilson. The Wilson family will be there.
>
>
> In Loving Memory of Tim "Papa" Wilson
> April 28Th 1955 - February 25Th 2008
>
> For those of you who didn't get to know Tim as much as others, he was
> one of the nicest persons you could meet. He always gave a helping
> hand and never expected anything in return. Papa made his living as a
> Tile Contractor. He enjoyed working in custom homes (homes such as
> Brother of the Pointer Sister's, Gary McKay of Alt Electric, and even
> the next door neighbor Mr. Hepitas. People would wait months just to
> have Tim install their tile work. Tim always kept himself busy. If
> it wasn't his honey do list, grand kids, BMX or watching Nascar, he
> was working on his hotrod. Tim enjoyed restoring his 85' Chevy
> pickup. He enjoyed it so much that he DID NOT like working on
> imports. He would always tell his kids "why don't you sell this
> stupid thing!" His BMX career of watching started in 1985, with his
> son Johnathon and Jacob and then went to his grand kids in 2002.
> Papa not only loved watching his kids and grand kids but also loved
> watching everybody else peddle their little and big hearts out. Papa
> was out at the track every chance he got. He always gave
> encouragement and DOLLAR BILLS, it didn't matter who it was. If he
> didn't have it then he would send everyone to Nana. Papa was so
> proud, that he bragged to his buddies and colleagues as if he raced
> himself. For a guy that was the master at working on cars, he could
> never master the brakes on bikes, so he always left it to Dan
> Bushnell and his son Jacob.
> Papa's last race was on Sunday Feb. 24Th, and he got to watch all of
> his grandson's race and his granddaughter transfer to the girl's
> expert class.
>
> We will say one thing... "We sure will miss his shining face at the
> races"
>