Arrangements entrusted to Preferred Cremation and Burial.
************************************************************************Roosevelt Wilson was born June 13, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, to Roosevelt Sr. and Tommie Mae Wilson. He was the 5th oldest of six children.
Roosevelt attended Ritter Elementary School, Markham Jr. High, where he was a part of the glee club and loved to sing, and David Starr Jordan High School, where he graduated and attended Trade Tech Community College.
In 1975, he accepted the Lord and was baptized. He was a member of Crenshaw Christian Center for 8 years.
Motown was his favorite, he loved going to concerts. He loved watching old cowboy
westerns, going to the beach, as well as taking his boys to air shows and fishing.
Roosevelt worked for Southern Union Pacific for 39 years and UPS for 28 years. He retired at the age of 60.
Roosevelt answered the call from the Lord on January 28, 2025.
He was preceded in death by both parents, two older sisters; Gloria and Mary, and his
son Rovel.
He leaves to mourn his loving wife Kim, his sons; Laurence and Douglas, step-son
Matthew, his sisters; Ann, Betty, and Denise, brother-in-law Jonas, sister-in-laws; Lisa
and Tracy, and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousins, and
friends.
He will be truly missed.
