Longtime sheriff's investigator remembered as dedicated officer, family man

The plan was for Ron Wilson to attend his retirement party after more than 20 years with the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office and then head up to the home of childhood friend Jim Jensen to record some music.

"We were just going to spend time pickin' and grinnin' and doing whatever the hell we wanted," Jensen said. "But I guess that's not going to happen now."

On the evening of Jan. 7, Wilson — a 22-year veteran of the sheriff's office who rose to the rank lieutenant and headed up the office's detectives division for the last decade — died from heart complications a week after he retired.

Friends and colleagues described Wilson, who died at the age of 64, as a dedicated family man and law enforcement officer.

"When he was away from his office, it was all about his family," said Seth Weston, a retired Yellowstone County undersheriff who has known Wilson since 1978. "But when he was working it was all business. Ron was always willing to help, no matter what the project or whether it was professional or personal."

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