Billy Walter Hudson

Funeral services for Mr. Billy Walter Hudson, 68 of Davao City, Philippines will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Hawthorn Funeral Home with Rev. Mervin Scott and Mr. Jeffrey Hooker officiating. Burial will follow in Antioch Cemetery. Family visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., immediately prior to the service. Mr. Hudson died peacefully in his sleep November 20, 2011 in Davao City, Philippines. Mr. Billy Walter Hudson was born June 14, 1943 in Carthage, Texas to Walter and Juanita Lovil Hudson. Billy graduated from Carthage High School and Texas A & M University, earning a degree in civil engineering in 1966. He was later licensed in structural engineering. Mr. Hudson spent the first part of his career working in construction for the petrochemical industry. In 1983 he founded Hudson Engineering in Lewisville, Texas. He designed hundreds of projects, including churches, schools, banks, hotels and retail centers, and was one of the first design engineers in the area to embrace and implement computer-aided drafting software within his firm. Billy also worked in the capacity of a construction manager and was a master builder. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, hunting and watching local pro sports and was most passionate about Texas Aggie football. He was generous, engaging and a great storyteller who loved spending time in the Philippines with his friends and colleagues. Billy was a Christian and a cancer survivor and will be celebrated and greatly missed by his family and many friends. Mr. Hudson is survived by sisters Frances Bfetecka and husband, Richard of Dayton, Nancy Hooker and husband, Pike of Longview, Tammye Hudson of Carthage; brothers, Lovil Hudson and wife, Brenda of Tyler, Jerry Hudson and wife, Terri of Carthage; sons, Monty Hudson and wife, Lisa of Arlington, Jason Hudson and wife, Jenny of Flint, Kevin Hudson and wife, Felicia of Grand Prairie, Brad Hudson of West Palm Beach; daughters, Leigh Hudson of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Cammie Vick and husband, Andy of Tampa, Florida, nine grandchildren, numerous other relatives and a host of friends. Serving as pallbearers will be James Duke, Wesley Campbell, Walta Campbell, Chad Hudson, Brian Hudson and Jon Hooker.

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Billy Walter Hudson

June 14, 1943 - November 20, 2011