the port in 1992. Wilson was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He, along with Allen Broussard, was also part of the coterie that used to gather at the pharmacy of William Byron Rumford, another important African American in Northern California politics. Lionel Wilson died on January 23, 1998, of cancer; he was 82. Honors and legacy The office building at 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, called the Broadway Building (formerly the First National Bank Building), is named in his honor. In 2002, Aspire Public Schools founded a small 6-12 grade school called "Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy" in Oakland. Also, at Oakland International Airport, Terminal 2, which houses Southwest Airlines and their airplane flights, is named the "Lionel J. Wilson Terminal." Personal life Wilson married twice. With his first wife, Gloria, he had three sons: Steve, and twins Robin and Lionel. On August 12, 1950, he remarried to Dorothy P. McGuinness in Los Angeles. His brothers include Harold, Kermit, Julius and Warren Barrios Wilson, who was also an attorney in Oakland. See also Allen Broussard Carole Ward Allen Wiley Manuel Janice Rogers Brown References External links Lionel J. Wilson collection. Oakland Museum of California. Guide to the Lionel J. Wilson collection. African American Museum and Library, Oakland Public Library. Online Archive of California. Lionel J. Wilson. Oakland Local Wiki. African-American judges African-American mayors in California 1915 births 1998 deaths Mayors of Oakland, California California state court judges Superior court judges in the United States African-American lawyers American jurists UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science alumni University of California, Hastings College of the Law alumni United States Army personnel of World War II Deaths from cancer in California Oakland Larks players 20th-century African-American politicians 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American judges 20th-century American politicians