The man who helped make Lookout Mountain’s recreation programs so special has been immortalized so his name won’t soon be forgotten.
A favorite of city staff, parents and kids alike, Joe Wilson, the longtime recreational supervisor of Lookout Mountain, Ga., passed away unexpectedly in August at the age of 45. A new park on Lula Lake Road was dedicated in his name in November.
Employees of the city remembered Wilson fondly as someone who was always the first to come into work and one of the last to leave.
“He was an incredibly dedicated employee who loved his job and serving the community,” said Mayor David Bennett, who knew Wilson for close to 10 years. “He kept up all of our fields like they were his own backyard, and I know he took a lot of pride in taking care of all our green space in the community.”
Despite working on the Georgia side of Lookout Mountain, Wilson’s work with the joint parks owned by both towns meant he was known and beloved by the entire mountain community.