and Mary (Bywater) Wilson
Married Clara E. Davidson
11 Nov 1969; San Mateo, CA
Frank P. Wilson tended bar at Al's Cafe. He wasn't
your usual kind of bartender as he was "really a
very shy man." Yet he served almost twenty years
(20). A friend recalled how a drink Frank served
would almost be hidden in his very large hand and
said that Frank was a big and strong as a bartender
sometimes needs to be but spoke quietly and rarely
raised his voice. A gentle giant of a man, he worked
until cancer, which he eventually beat, caused him
to retire.
Frank had also been a pile driver, years before,
and helped in the building of the Golden Gate
and Bay bridges.
He was a member of the Bartenders and
Culinary Workers Union of San Mateo, CA
He was survived by his wife, Clara, who because
of her jobs here was well known by many persons.
Mrs Wilson was a waitress working at Mari's Point
Restaurant alone for over seventeen (17) years,
but also having worked in elsewhere across the
years. Frank was also survived by two sisters in
Los Angeles; and by nieces and nephews.
A memorial mass was held at the Mary's Help
Chapel. Wilson's ashes were scattered at sea,
as it was an often expressed wish and, at night,
he loved to sit and listen to the ocean.
(Src: The Pacifica Tribune, Pacifica, CA;
25 Jul 1979; Main general information)
and Mary (Bywater) Wilson
Married Clara E. Davidson
11 Nov 1969; San Mateo, CA
Frank P. Wilson tended bar at Al's Cafe. He wasn't
your usual kind of bartender as he was "really a
very shy man." Yet he served almost twenty years
(20). A friend recalled how a drink Frank served
would almost be hidden in his very large hand and
said that Frank was a big and strong as a bartender
sometimes needs to be but spoke quietly and rarely
raised his voice. A gentle giant of a man, he worked
until cancer, which he eventually beat, caused him
to retire.
Frank had also been a pile driver, years before,
and helped in the building of the Golden Gate
and Bay bridges.
He was a member of the Bartenders and
Culinary Workers Union of San Mateo, CA
He was survived by his wife, Clara, who because
of her jobs here was well known by many persons.
Mrs Wilson was a waitress working at Mari's Point
Restaurant alone for over seventeen (17) years,
but also having worked in elsewhere across the
years. Frank was also survived by two sisters in
Los Angeles; and by nieces and nephews.
A memorial mass was held at the Mary's Help
Chapel. Wilson's ashes were scattered at sea,
as it was an often expressed wish and, at night,
he loved to sit and listen to the ocean.
(Src: The Pacifica Tribune, Pacifica, CA;
25 Jul 1979; Main general information)
Family Members
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Charles Edward Wilson
1884–1886
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James Lewellyn Wilson
1886–1933
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Grace Wilson Nelson
1888–1920
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Coral Wilson Iversen
1890–1945
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Charles Wilson Jr
1892–1957
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Maria "Mae" Wilson Anderson
1894–1987
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Joseph Noble Wilson
1896–1945
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Robert Knox Wilson
1898–1899
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Raphael William Wilson
1899–1957
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Evelyn Wilson Brown
1909–1997
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