Jane Wilson

Jane Wilson, long time resident of El Castillo, dies at 91.

Jane Wilson, a long –time specialist teaching reading skills and a prolific watercolor artist, has died. She was 91. Mrs. Wilson was known for her quick wit and dry humor. She was a avid opera enthusiast, a voracious reader, and a fan of old movies. She was a history buff particular interested WW11.

Mrs. Wilson, who has been suffering from several lung problems, died at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Friday August 14, 2020.

She is survived by her husband, Robert Gould Wilson, a retired management consultant; her son Richard, daughter Roberta, three grandchildren, and a great grandson.

Mrs. Wilson graduated from Bates College in Lewiston Maine, and earned a Master of Arts degree from The State University of New York. After her graduate studies, she learned the specialized work of identifying different learning biases in children and training their teachers to take advantage of those tendencies. She was the reading specialist at the Advent School in Boston, Massachusetts for many years. Mrs. Wilson was a direct descendant of the Seaman family that settled Long Island, New York in the 1600’s.

Mrs. Wilson moved to Santa Fe in 2007 after a living in Duxbury, Massachusetts for many years. She never got over being a confirmed and proud Easterner.