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Saying goodbye to a long-time Oshawa businessman

OSHAWA - They just do not like Bill Wilson senior Furthermore, according to his son, David Wilson, Wilson and Lee Music Store Limited. Bill Wilson, a man who was instrumental in the development of long-standing family business in Oshawa Wilson, died July 16 to 94 years. The store received an outpouring of condolences and sympathy from many customers. "Dad had a lot of people who loved him," said David Wilson, dressed in his regular business attire of suit and tie - a habit from his father."There is no more in this world," said David, referring to the old world manners of his father mixed with his ability to embrace change and tolerate differences. Bill Wilson got in the music business from his family after serving in World War II from 1939 to 1946. The music store, which started on Albert Street in Oshawa in 1922, started by his father, George William Wilson, a blind piano tuner, and his father, sister-in-law, Mary Lee. His father died in 1942, before Bill Wilson came back from the main war.When the bill returned to the company, his brother George Wilson and Edward Wilson's younger brother followed suit. The brothers have all been instrumental in the company, but Bill Wilson was the most recognizable face of the group, David said. The team has helped the company to its location Simcoe Street previous to the current at 87 Simcoe Street N, built specifically for the music store in 1953. His new spot has opened the day Hurricane Hazel hit. "We knew we were going to be a success," David chuckled, standing in the store displays featuring acoustic and electric guitars, violins, music books and CDs.David, born the year the store opened, he began working part time in 1967 when he was just 14 years. "We were sitting at the table and Dad said," You come to work, not before ... I bought a suit and tie, "he added. "My father was very strict about appearance. That's what you did, you watched the game. "While Bill Wilson left the store in 2002 when he was 85, he remained a frequent visitor to the shop, which is currently headed by his son David and Bill Wilson Junior. George Wilson retired in 1989, and Edward Wilson remained until 1995.Bill Wilson, Senior was the eldest of three brothers. Even after his retirement, he would still go through the store - especially in his suit and tie - three times a week to pick up his Oshawa This Week. He loved to watch the obituaries. "He had to open it and say," No, I'm not here "," David said. "The last time he asked if we wanted to come in (and work with) was the end of May," said David. Bill Wilson, Senior was still driving and living on his own, with lots of help provided by her daughter, Marie Piney, when he died, David said."Until the end he was very strong mentally," said David. "It was quite a character, a great sense of humor," he added. And David learned a lot from his father, whose honesty. "Nobody forgets the truth lies are forgotten like that," he says with a snap. He also learned the importance of the interaction, and thus puts his orders by phone instead of on the Internet and that makes people ask if they need help, rather than let them be ignored, and assuming they have not. "I loved working with my father," he said ."I would not have abandoned the world.

Source: Newsdurhamregion.com