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About Ed Wilson

William Edward “Ed” Wilson

William Edward “Ed” Wilson was a principal and math teacher of Forney HS for 9 yrs, starting in 1963. During that time, he served as the 1972 Director Special Education Cooperative for Kaufman & Rockwall counties and the 1976 President of the State Special Education Organization.  In 1993 First recipient of the Texas Administrators Hall of Honor for championing special education funding and the Special Education Section of the State School Finance Bill. After retirement, he consulted for Dallas County Schools for 9 yrs, and in 2010 was inducted into the Forney Ex-Students Association Hall of Honor.  He is the Current Chairman Kaufman Emergency Services District, where he’s served the last 21 years. Ed and Gail, his wife of 71 years, have three adult children who graduated from Forney High School, six grandchildren who graduated from Forney High School, and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. 

Ed is a lifetime educator who is still going strong at 93 years young.