Charles Wilson

Charles “Charlie” Wilson Taftsville, VT – Charles “Charlie” Lander Wilson, 75Charles “Charlie” Lander Wilson, 75, former owner of the Taftsville Country Store and longtime Vermont resident, died on October 29, 2026, in Loule Hospital, Portugal.Charlie was born on March 18, 1951, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Robert E. “Bob” and Mary Lander Wilson. His early childhood was spent mostly in Westfield, New Jersey, where he attended public schools, climbed trees, played with the neighborhood kids, and tortured his little sister, Anne. In 1965 the family moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father worked for Esso. Two years later, Charlie was sent to Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, for his last two years of high school. He then headed west to Occidental College in Los Angeles, graduating in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. Although Charlie dreamed of becoming a writer, securing a paycheck took precedence.

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