Wilson created residential developments in the Hawthorne Hills, Viewridge and Wedgewood Neighborhoods of Seattle, WA.

Graduate, Franklin High School, Seattle, WA. Coursework, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, c. 1947. He took classes at the UW on the G.I. Bill.

Wilson married Louise Molitor.

He and Louise had two children, Sue Williams, an industrial engineer, and Richard Karn (born 02/17/1956 in Seattle, WA), an actor, who starred in the situation comedy, Home Improvement on ABC between 1991-1999.