Personal Life
Willson now lives in Portland, Oregon.
For several years, he and his partner, Becky Luening, had a permaculture garden and generated most of their household and transportation energy needs from the sun. Becky was the organizer and coordinator of the Humboldt Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
He has been a member of a local community Post Oil Action Group, Humboldt Electric Vehicle Association, and his city's Nuclear Free Zone and Peace Commission. He considers himself a pacifist. In addition to possessing a Juris Doctor, he holds two honorary degrees (LL.D. and Ph.D.).
Willson was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award at the Kennedy Library and Museum on September 26, 1992.
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