Wilson Myers

Wilson Myers April 6, 1932 - March 3, 2021 Wilson Myers was born on April 6, 1932 to Mary (Mamie) Posavec Myers in Doylestown Pa, at the Doylestown Maternity and Emergency Hospital at the corner of Oakland and Pine. He spent his childhood in the home of his Grandfather, Horace Myers, in Buckingham Pa, where he lived with his mother, father Oliver, sister Joanne and aunts Nettie, Bessie, Cora and Helen. His Grandfather, a long-time Prothonotary for Bucks County, farmed a large truck patch on his property, and opened a gas station there which Wilson and his mother ran. Wilson went to school at the local one-room-schoolhouse. His maternal grandparents, Peter and Kate Posavik, ran and lived above a general store nearby and later lived in Doylestown where Wilson would hitchhike to visit them. Wilson was a proud Boy Scout: Some of his best times as a kid were the week-long summer Boy Scout camps he attended. He and his mother eventually moved to Newtown Pa, where Wilson went to the Chancellor Street School, and was in the first class to graduate from Council Rock High School. His after-school job was at Jack's Pioneer Market on State Street, where he worked for years. Up until the last year of his life, Wilson joined members of the class of 1950 every month for breakfast in Newtown. Wilson's mom married her second husband Bill Forsythe, a mechanic and volunteer fireman who drove the engine. Bill was killed in a car accident, but he left behind his daughter, Sara Ann, who was Wilson's beloved step-sister. Wilson briefly attended Kutztown College. It didn't go well, so he gave it up and joined the Army to serve his country in Korea. He tested into a communications program, where he began to learn Morse Code. Before he could even get a handle on it, they rushed the desperately needed recruits onto a ship and over to Korea to start working. Wilson was assigned to Headquarters Company and would man the ships that came in, serving as communications officer while the crews were on shore. When his stint was up, Wilson returned to Newtown and spent time hanging out with friends for a while until he got serious and applied to Rider College in NJ on the GI Bill. At about this time, Wilson's good friend Dick Forsythe was getting married in Bethlehem Pa, and Wilson was part of the wedding party. Dick's fiancee, Lee, had a good friend who needed a ride to the event, an old high school classmate of Wilson's. They arrived together and never parted. Wilson married Betty Lou Clark of Newtown on December 28, 1957. Betty and Wilson spent more than 50 years together, until Betty's death in 2008. They lived in an apartment in Newtown Pa, then bought their first home, brand new, in Warminster Pa. They moved to Fox Point, Wisconsin, just outside of Milwaukee for a few years, then to Doylestown Pa where they lived in a 100-year-old Victorian house that was across the street from Mercer Museum, a place that in the '40s Wilson used to sneak into and explore with his friend the Warden's son.Then they moved to a townhouse in Chalfont Pa, and finally to the Doylestown (Meadows) Metropolitan apartments, where they enjoyed the best third-floor apartment in the place. They raised two daughters, Pamela and Kathy, who married Grant Wallace and Brian Concannon, and gave them three grandchildren: Flepp and Keenan Wallace and Sophie Myers Concannon. With his degree in business administration, Wilson worked as a college bookseller for most of his adult life. He started at the Ogontz Campus of Penn State as the bookstore manager, then moved on to the bookstore at Trenton State College in Ewing. He did a short stint as Dean of Business Administration at the Layton School of Art and Design in Milwaukee, and then he became the manager of The College Store, at Rider College in Lawrenceville NJ. He was very active in the Middle Atlantic College Store Association (MACS), where he held the offices of Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, President and Past President. He received many awards and served on the board for years. Many of his fellow members were lifelong friends of both Wilson and Betty, who always accompanied him to both Mid-Atlantic and National Association conventions. A Civil War scholar in his retirement years, Wilson was a member of the Bucks County Civil War Roundtable and active at the Bucks County Civil War Museum in Doylestown, serving as book coordinator. People would complement Wilson on his sense of style wherever he went, and he had fine clothing and shoes for every occasion. He was voted Best Dressed in high school, and during college he worked in Trenton at a Haberdashery, selling mens clothing. He was a sharp dressed man, known for his bow ties, suspenders and hats. He understood the value of a good hat, and he had hundreds: Fedoras, driving caps, baseball caps, and a hat pin to represent just about every event or location he ever set foot in. He loved them all. His personal style also included, at various times, beards, mustaches and handlebars too. His well-known drink of choice: A dry gin martini, stirred not shaken, no garnish. He was a world traveler. He and Betty started traveling soon after retirement, visiting every state in the union and taking many trips overseas: Ireland, Germany, Greece and many more. On his own, Wilson kept exploring, taking countless bus trips all around the US and traveling abroad too. Sicily, Malta and Africa were some of his best remembered trips. He was sure to win at every casino visit. No matter what, he never missed a family trip to Ocean City, NJ, once a year. Wilson crammed a lot of living into his 89 years, and he surrounded himself with all the things that meant so much to him and reminded him of where he's been and what he'd done. He had a love of fine art and chose his pieces well. He had an extensive library, including over 800 books about his most-loved subject, the Civil War. As a child, he collected small china dogs, and as he grew, so did the number of his collections. He had many pocket knives, match boxes, smoking pipes, civil war mementos and more. He was particularly fond of U.S.Coins. Every one, special and unique. He was the owner of many complete collections, from worn civil war era coins up to shiny and beautiful coins newly minted in 2021. He was a fan of Mickey Mouse and English Bulldogs, and revered Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain. But he loved, most of all, the friends and family he accumulated over all the stages of his life. He leaves behind children and grandchildren, who were his pride and joy, nieces, nephews and cousins, high school classmates, workmates, fellow travelers, old friends and new friends. He was a gentleman who will be missed by all. Wilson had so much enjoyment of everyday things: A really good meal, birds at the feeder, memories on his walls, taking people to lunch, bringing small gifts to friends, personal interactions. Especially those interactions. It was Awesome! He'd say. Just Wonderful, he'd say. It's a Wonderment, he'd say, shaking his head with a smile.