- Date Of Birth: January 16, 1928
- Date Of Death: November 24, 2021
- State: Maryland
Weldon E. Dobson of Cape Coral, FL, formerly of Westminster, MD went home to be with the Lord on November 24, 2021 at Gulf Coast Hospital in Ft Myers, FL after a brief illness.
Born January 16, 1928 in Bird Hill, Carroll County, MD to the late Harry Auldon and Thelma Alverta (Welch) Dobson. Weldon graduated from Westminster High School in 1945. He served in the Army as an instructor at Ft. Monmouth, NJ during the Korean conflict. After being honorably discharged, he married Doris Gesell in 1955 and they recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary.
Weldon went to work at AAI as a technical writer and later as a project engineer. His job allowed him and the family to travel extensively, especially in the US. After 29 years with AAI, he retired to Cape Coral and he and Doris continued to travel the world.
He attended Southwest Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with family, friends, and his cats. Weldon had many interests including Southern Gospel music, gardening, flying, boating, fishing, computers and working with his hands.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are children Martha A and Richard Wade of Cape Coral, FL, David W and Angie Dobson of Bellevue, OH and Ruth E and Robert Gorsuch of Cape Coral, FL, 9 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
