William Thomas Watson

William Thomas Watson- Born March 4, 1916, died December 21, 2012 at the age 97. The legacy of William Watson is American history. He was descended from John Morton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Bill joined the U. S. Army in 1944 and was retired from the U.S Army in 1968. He was sent to the front in Germany and fought in the Battle of Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge. He was also in the last truck to go across the bridge at Remagen before it collapsed. In 1951 he served in Korea. He came home and married his wife, Ramona, and was stationed at Camp Carson, Colorado until he was sent with the 8th Division to Germany. He came back to now Fort Carson and was sent to Vietnam in 1966. He was the Chief Pastry Instructor at Fort Carson Cooking School until retirement. Bill lived in Ellicott where his profusion of vegetables and flowers along the road were admired by those who passed. He moved to Village at Skyline in Colorado Springs and gardened at Bear Creek Park until 2006. His gardening was featured in the Gazette Telegraph Lifestyles. William Watson is survived by his daughters, Patricia Merkle of Ellicott, Colorado and Janet Vaughn of Bowling Green, Kentucky and his son, Gary Watson of Fort Collins, Colorado. William Watson has five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. William Watson resided at the Village at Skyline until the death of his wife, Ramona K. Hoy in 2006 and resided in Fort Collins, Colorado from 2009, until his death. Graveside Service will be held at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, Staging Area "A", Friday, 11:00 a.m.