Eugene (Gene) Donald Wilson passed away on May 11, 2023 at New Perspective Assisted Living in Prior Lake, MN. Gene was born on April 18th, 1951, in Mountain Lake, MN. He was the son of Donald Wilson and Bernadine Regner. He graduated from East Chain High School in East Chain, Minnesota in 1969. He graduated from Southwest MN State University in Marshall, Minnesota in 1973 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology. In 1973 he started a wonderful career at Donaldson Company in Bloomington, MN where he achieved several patents. He loved his time at the cabin in Outing, MN enjoying boating, snowmobiling and riding his ATV. Left to cherish his memory are his brother Richard Wilson (LuAnn) of Eagan and his niece Kayla Wilson. Eugene is preceded in death by his parents; Donald and Bernadine.