James "Jim" Hasbrouck Wilson

James “Jim” Hasbrouck Wilson passed away at the age of 94 on September 17 at Rockville Terrace in Cordelia of complications from vascular dementia exacerbated by a recent stroke. Jim Wilson was born January 21, 1930, in Schenectady New York to James Wilson, Sr. of Canada and Loretta Rose Wilson (nee Neville) of Troy New York. Jim was preceded in death by both parents and his younger brother, Robert “Bob” Wilson. Jim Wilson earned a BS in Geography from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon and a M.Ed. from the University of Portland. Jim also spent several years as a seminarian at the Benedictine Monastery in Mount Angel, Oregon before joining the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers as an oblate in California and Illinois. Jim Wilson married Marilyn Bruns of Coldwater, Ohio in 1963 after meeting at work in the Siskiyou County school district where Jim worked as an elementary school teacher. They were married for 59 years until Marilyn’s death in December 2022. Jim Wilson worked for several decades as a school counselor at Will C Wood middle school in Vacaville, California. In semi-retirement, he worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant with home health and hospice agencies. A passionate backpacker and camper, Jim spent his free time including many summers between school terms in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. He considered himself an amateur photographer and admired the work of Ansel Adams. He was also an amateur philosopher and continued to read, into his late eighties. Jim is survived by his five children Susan (Rick Schmitz) Wilson-Schmitz of Hamburg Germany, Karen Wilson of San Diego, Greg (Erin Stumpf) Wilson of Sacramento, Geoffrey (Carolina Sugiharto) Wilson of Fairfield, and Stephen (Mary) Wilson of San Francisco; ten grandchildren Denise, Lindt and Thomas Schmitz, Patrick and Cameron Wilson, Brendan, Cian, Aodhan, and Aisling Wilson, and Damian Wilson; and one great-grandchild, Liliane Wilson. A catholic funeral mass will be held Thursday October 24 at 11:00 am at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Fairfield, Ca. Interment will follow at St Alphonsus Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to Mt. Angel Abbey in St Benedict, Oregon. Arrangements are under the care of Twin Chapels Mortuary, Vallejo (707) 552-6696. www.TwinChapelsMortuary.com

James "Jim" Hasbrouck Wilson

January 21, 1930 - September 17, 2024