wilson maintained a permanent residence in grosse pointe shores, michigan with his wife, mary mclean, whom he met in 1989. he had three daughters from his first marriage to janet mcgregor wilson, two of whom became involved in team business: linda bogdan (1948–2009), pro football's first female scout, was the franchise's corporate vice president until her death. another daughter, christy wilson hofmann, served as a consultant in the area of merchandising. the third daughter, edith "dee dee" wilson jr., was never involved with the franchise. the highest ranking relative in the organization was mary owen, wilson's niece, who served as vice president of strategic planning until the team was sold. wilson and his first wife divorced in 1970 after 26 years of marriage and shortly after their youngest child turned 19.