Philip Reece Wilson

Philip Reece Wilson, 94, of Mansfield, died Feb 3rd at his residence.  He was the youngest of three sons of Herbert and Elsie Mae Wilson.
Born in Clarksburg, WV, Philip was educated in the school system of Marietta, OH.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio University, his Master of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Vermont.
After working at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio and his subsequent marriage, he earned a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. After a year's post-doctoral research at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, he and his family moved to Mansfield, MA, then to Norton, MA where he taught in the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Wheaton College for 27 years.
He was a former member of the American Chemical Society, the American Physical Society and the Society of Sigma Xi.He was a life member of the American Radio Relay League, holding the call WA1DAH. He also held various commercial radio licenses.
He was a student of the Russian Language and interested in other languages  The Indianapolis 500 was his major sporting interest, having listened to it on the radio or watched it on television for 68 years.  He also greatly enjoyed watching the Boston Marathon.  He was an avid reader of two newspapers daily, and three on Sundays. In addition he exercised his mind with Kenken and other brain teasing puzzles.
In addition to leaving his wonderful sense of humor, he is survived by his wife, Barbara, of 67 years; his son, Matthew J. Wilson and his daughter-in-law, TeddiAnn (Schuur) Wilson; a grandson, Mario R. Wilson and a step-granddaughter, Codie O'Donovan.He also leaves his sister-in-law, Dorothy Wilson; two nieces, Elizabeth Ghali and Stephanie Gray; a nephew, Charles Wilson, and their children.  He was predeceased by his parents and two brothers, George and David.
At his request there will be no funeral or memorial service.
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