Brian Lee Wilson

Brian Lee Wilson, 47, returned to his Father in Heaven after passing away suddenly and unexpectedly due to heart complications. Brian, the son of Jim and Diane Wilson was born November 3, 1968 in Redlands, California. He and his family later moved back to Salt Lake City.

He graduated from Brighton High School and then received a B.S. degree in English at the Brigham Young University. He later earned a Masters Degree in counseling at the University of Phoenix. In between high school and college, he fulfilled an LDS mission in Antofagasta, Chile. He loved the people of that city and country.

Brian had worked as an adjunct professor for the Salt Lake Community College and as a counselor for two different organizations. However, his great passion was in the arts and he became very accomplished in writing novels and composing music. He wrote three books and composed and recorded many musical compositions. He was very athletic and continued to play soccer once or twice a week, enjoying the companionship of his Spanish and Brazilian teammates up to the last year of his life.

He is survived by his parents, Jim and Diane, two brothers, Steve (Debbie) Wilson and Sean (Tana) Wilson, and two sisters, Sheri (Brandon) Bingham and Kristin (Brian) Borg, and various cousins. He will greatly miss and be missed by his beautiful and handsome nieces and nephews, he loved and enjoyed them so much: Nicole and Tristan Wilson; Laurie, Preston, Aubrie, Raquel, James, and Nathan Wilson; Braden, Braxton, McKenzie, and Gracie Bingham; Belynn, Andrew, Amanda, Eli, and Soren Borg. Brian was a wonderful uncle. He also leaves behind a very special friend, Elisabeth Peay.

Viewings will be held on Friday, February 12, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Goff Mortuary, 8090 S. State Street, Midvale, and Saturday, February 13, from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. prior to his funeral which starts at 11:00 a.m. at the LDS Telford Ward, 1834 E. Creek Road, (approx. 8000 S.) Sandy. Interment will be at the Salt Lake City Cemetery.