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==Community service==
==Community service==
Active in the community, he was a former United Way "Volunteer of the Year, a board member of the Ronald McDonald House charities of the Southwest, and the Family Outreach Center of Lubbock. Nelson was named a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International. He was a member of the governmental affairs committee of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, the South Plains Kidney Foundation, and the Texas Tech University School of Law Foundation. He was a fundraiser and participant in the Multiple Sclerosis 150 Bike Ride. He and his second wife, the former Ainsley Marie Williams (born July 31, 1971), founded the West Texas Endurance Race in 2012 to promote physical fitness in Lubbock. A long-term enthusiast for baseball, Nelson had advocated through Southpaw Sports and Entertainment for locating a semi-professional baseball team to Lubbock.<ref name=obit/>
Active in the community, he was a former [[United Way]] "Volunteer of the Year, a board member of the Ronald McDonald House charities of the Southwest, and the Family Outreach Center of Lubbock. Nelson was named a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International. He was a member of the governmental affairs committee of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, the South Plains Kidney Foundation, and the Texas Tech University School of Law Foundation. He was a fundraiser and participant in the Multiple Sclerosis 150 Bike Ride. He and his second wife, the former Ainsley Marie Williams (born July 31, 1971), founded the West Texas Endurance Race in 2012 to promote physical fitness in Lubbock. A long-term enthusiast for baseball, Nelson had advocated through Southpaw Sports and Entertainment for locating a semi-professional baseball team to Lubbock.<ref name=obit/>
Nelson was a [[deacon]], and choir member of the First Christian Church of Lubbock. His first wife, Lockki Myrirah Rosenbaum (1952-1991), was a daughter of Billy Scott Rosenbaum (1923-1981) and
Nelson was a [[deacon]], and choir member of the First Christian Church of Lubbock. His first wife, Lockki Myrirah Rosenbaum (1952-1991), was a daughter of Billy Scott Rosenbaum (1923-1981) and