Louise "Weezie" Y. Wilson

Louise “Weezie” Y. Wilson, 98, lifelong resident of Lake Forest, Illinois, passed away at home peacefully on October 22, 2023. Weezie was born in 1925 to Charles W. Young, D.D.S. and Sarah Cameron Young and grew up in a very loving home. She attended Ferry Hall School in Lake Forest, Pine Manor Junior College in Massachusetts and Northwestern University in Evanston, graduating with a B.A. in sociology. She was a lover of nature and an accomplished athlete. She was a certified scuba diver, golfer, top tennis player, water skier, downhill skier and was briefly on ski patrol for a Wisconsin ski resort. She attended the Jenny Lake Teton Mountain climbing school. She loved climbing fourteen thousand-foot peaks in the Colorado mountains and flyfishing in Utah and Wisconsin. She also crewed for her “glider pilot” husband Robert during many of his aircraft competitions. She enjoyed figure skating, skiing and spending time on the Florida beaches with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She served on the Women’s Board at Northwestern University, the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, Shoreline Advisory Board of Lake Forest along with many other civic organizations. Weezie also had a passion for gardening and was a proud member of the Lake Forest Garden Club for over 50 years. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Heggie Wilson (2006). Mother to Sarah Wilson Monaco (Francis), the late Katherine Young Wilson (2023), and Robert Heggie Wilson, Jr. (Julie); grandmother of Katherine MacMillan Rothschild (James), John Cargill MacMillan, Jr. (Emily Stopa), Marion MacMillan Cangemi (Dr. David), Sarah Percy MacMillan (David), Hannah C. Schorer (Lucas), Robert Heggie Wilson, III (Katherine); great grandchildren Lily Rothschild, Wilson Rothschild, Cameron Rothschild, Henry Rothschild, Charlotte Cangemi, Caroline Cangemi, Catherine Cangemi, Olivia MacMillan, Sophie MacMillan, David MacMillan, Wilder Wilson, and Robert Heggie Wilson, IV. A Memorial Service will be held at 11AM on Friday, December 8, 2023 at The Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 E. Westminster Road, Lake Forest. A livestream of the Memorial Service can be accessed through the church's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/CHSlakeforest. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Louise’s name may be made to The Church of The Holy Spirit at https://www.chslf.org/offertory or (847) 234-7633. For information – Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors of Lake Forest, 847-234-9649 or www.RTfunerals.com.

Louise "Weezie" Y. Wilson

June 12, 1925 - October 22, 2023