Ronald Wilson Wilcox passed away peacefully in Richardson, TX on September 12, 2020. He was born in Holladay, Utah on May 11, 1934 to Irving and Nancy Mary Wilcox. He grew up in Ogden, Utah graduated from Ogden High School and was Educated at Brigham Young University. He later received a Masters Degree of Arts from Baylor University in Texas, where he studied experimental drama with theatrical innovator Paul Baker. In 1959, he played the lead role in Thomas Wolfe's Of Time and the River, speaking the first line at the Dallas Theater Center opening. As a Resident Artist in the Professional Repertory Company for twenty-three years, Ron appeared in over sixty plays. Four of his own plays were produced in Dallas, San Antonio, New York City, and Los Angeles. He has contributed to Dialogue, A Journal of Mormon Thought since 1967. His poetic narrative, Mormon Epic, tells the story of Joseph Smith and the restoration of the gospel. Ron loved writing and expressing his life and current events through poetry. Ron is preceded in death by his wife Norma Jean Wilcox, his parents Irving and Nancy Mary Wilson Wilcox, and his brothers Keith Wilcox, Leland Wilcox, and Irving Wilcox. In luie of flowers, donations can be made to his church which was a very important part of taking care of Ron in his later years: https://philanthropies.churchofjesuschrist.org/ SERVICES Graveside Service

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 10:00 AM

Oak Grove Memorial Gardens 1413 E. Irving Blvd. Irving, TX 75060