Celebration of life: 10 am Monday November 19, 2018 at Laurel Land Chapel of Chimes. Visitation: 5 pm to 7 pm Sunday November 18, 208 at Laurel Land Funeral Home. Interment: DFW National Cemetery.
With his 26 years of active naval service commenced on August, 27, 1954, and included service in Vietnam, in the area of operations. He rose through the enlisted ranks to Master Chief Gunner’s Mate Technician where he served at the Nuclear Weapons Training Group, Pacific as a Senior Nuclear Weapons Inspector. His broad range of experience in naval ordnances systems, uniquely qualified him to personally inspect, and train inspectors for a full range of air, surface, ground and underwater launched nuclear-capable weapons in the pacific inventory. The assignment as a Senior Inspector, being a critical field required extraordinary reliability and technical expertise. His keen insight and technical research contributed to many recommendations in the improvement of several training and publications in the field of nuclear weapons. He earned the following commendations: Navy Achievement Medal; Good Conduct Medal (five stars); Vietnam Service Medal (one star); China Service Medal; Vietnam Campaign Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Admiral Claude V. Ricketts Award; National Defense Service Award. Master Chief petty officer Dixon retired from the military on March 16, 1979 and made Fort Worth, Texas his home. After his military service, he worked for the United States postal service, where he held several technical positions and retired after 20 years of service. He was a devoted loving husband and family man. In his spare time he played the blues guitar at home and with the band, “The Blues People”. He was known for preparing the best barbeque on the southwest side of town and enjoyed cooking it for his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wesley Dixon Sr. & Mae-Retha Burks-Dixon. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Dorothy Jean Dixon, his son, Derek Duane Dixon (aka Triple-D); Daughter’s Leslie Yvette Dixon; Lorena Rae Parks (Mark); Shawn-Wesley Edwards (grandson); his sisters, Ro-Jean Hunt, Diane Boyd, Marilyn Rose Wise and Eileen Frances Wise; brothers; William Anthony Wise; Mark Andre Wise and Marvin Ross Wise; Sister in law; Johnnie Mae Green; nephews; David Johnson and John Henry Brooks Jr.; niece; Enitra Mandisa Green and numerous cousins, friends and love ones.
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