Craig Wills – June 18, 1957 – Oct. 26, 2026

Craig Wills Obituary Craig Eugene Wills passed away on Oct. 26, 2026, at the age of 69. He was born on June 18, 1957 to Vivian Juanita Layne and Doyce Windell Walker. Raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, he graduated from Lamar High School, spent a year at Northwestern, then later attended and graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nuclear Engineering. He served in the United States Air Force as an enlistee, attended Officer Training Course, and finished his military career as a Captain. He married Alicia Rene Smith in 1978 and they had two children together: Craig Eugene Wills II and Vanessa Rene Wills. After leaving the military, Craig worked at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state for 8 years. During that time, Craig was called by his faith to become a pastor. When his children graduated high school, he moved back to DFW to attend seminary at Brite Divinity School, earning a Master’s Degree in Divinity. He served churches as a pastor for 8 years in Fort Worth, Rockdale, and Runaway Bay. Years later, he returned to engineering – working for Mitsubishi’s nuclear program as a principal project engineer, project management for Arlington ISD overseeing new constructions and projects, and Boeing as a lead systems engineer for the B-52 and the Air-Launched Cruise Missile programs. Throughout his career, he was well respected by peers and often served as a mentor to many people.