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Sunday, April 26, 2020

Photographer Willie Dixon remembered by Houston media world


Social media tributes are flowing for abc13 KTRK photojournalist Willie Dixon, 52, who died yesterday according to posts.

Dixon's colleague and channel 13 reporter Miya Shay posted this touching remembrance in a series of tweets:

A lot of good people are in TV news, but Willie Dixon was exceptional. Since #COVID19, Willie and I worked together daily. For 6 weeks, he picked me up at my house, covered testing & news conferences, did live shots, and he dropped me off at the end of the day.

Friday, he dropped me off at my house around 6:30 pm. Never could I imagine the text messages we exchanged on Saturday would be our last. He died suddenly last night. He leaves behind his beautiful wife Dorothy, & his two accomplished daughters.

Willie was everyone’s favorite. We all claimed him as our own. If you were assigned Willie, you knew it was going to be a good day. I had the privilege of working with him daily the past six weeks. This last pic I took of him was at a COVID_19 testing site.

Willie Dixon made all of us better, but we could never be as kind, as generous, as loving, or hardworking as Willie. He lived an exemplary life. His family is a reflection of his character.

May we carry on our jobs as Willie did: with an open heart & an unending smile.


UPDATE
After I wrote this post, KTRK reported Dixon's death was unrelated to COVID-19. He came to work at channel 13 in 2006 from WFTV Orlando, Florida. He was from Mobile, Alabama and is a graduate of Alabama State University. Dixon is survived by his wife and two daughters.















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