Charles L. Wilson ’79

Charles Wilson died Dec. 24, 2004, in Lehigh Valley (Pa.) Hospital following an accident in his home. He was 47.

At the time of his death, he was director of Mirrix Inc. of West Easton, Pa., a management and consulting company he founded in 1993.

Charles graduated first in his class of 786 at William Allen High School in Allentown, Pa., and was a National Merit Scholar. At Princeton he roomed during his freshman year with Dan Phillips, Henry Maguire, and William Wong. He graduated magna cum laude with a degree in economics, sharing the Wolf Balleisen Memorial Prize for the outstanding senior thesis in economics. In 1981 he earned an MBA in finance and applied economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Charles published articles and spoke at conferences concerning the paper industry. Prior to founding Mirrix, he worked at Air Products and Chemicals, McKinsey & Company, James River Corp., and Appleton Papers.

At the time of his death, Charles was survived by his children, Elena and Zachary; his parents; two brothers; and his fiancée, Michele Agnew. The class offers its belated sympathy to the Wilson family.