Laceyville Man Killed in Crash - 1/9/2009
courtesy of the
Rocket-Courier newspaper
A Laceyville man
was killed in a one-car crash Friday evening while he was driving along
North Flat in Windham Township, lost control of his vehicle and collided
with a tree.
State Police at Tunkhannock said Donald Wildrick, 42 of Main Street
Laceyville was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash along SR 3001
by the Wyoming County Corner.
A passenger in the 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier, Luis Gomez, suffered severe
injuries and was life flighted from the crash scene to the Robert Packer
Hospital in Sayre.
Police said Wildrick lost control of his vehicle for unknown reasons at
about 9:31 p.m. and was thrown from the car after striking the tree. He
was not wearing a seatbelt, police said, however, Gomez was.
Laceyville fire and ambulance personnel responded to the scene. State
police are continuing their investigation.
Donald was born in Towanda, PA. on March 2, 1966, the son of Myron and
Martha Jane Rought Wildrick, of Stevensville, PA. Growing up in the
Stevensville and LeRaysville area, Donald was a graduate of the
Northeast Bradford High School, class of 1984.
For the last few years, Donald was employed by Bill Johnson Quarry’s, in
the Stevensville area.
In his spare time, Donald enjoyed fishing, and loved to be surrounded
and spending time with his family and friends.
Besides his parents, he is survived by a son Donald Dean Wildrick, Jr.
of Texas, his brother and sister in law, David and Tammy Wildrick, of
Stevensville, and a sister and brother in law, Barbara and Dennie
Franklin, of Stevensville, and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and
cousins. Donald is also survived by his girlfriend with whom he lived
with, Melinda Jones, of Laceyville, PA.
Memorial services will be held on Tuesday evening, Jan. 13, a 8 p.m.
from the Sheldon Funeral Home, Main St., Laceyville, PA. with Rev.
Charles Bishop of the Transue Community Church officiating. Interment
will be at a later date at the convenience of the family in the
Terrytown Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on
Tuesday evening from 6 p.m. until the time of the service.
