Philip Wild, retired executive vice president of Stone & Webster Engineering Corp., died March 24, 2019, at age 96.
In 1950 Wild graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a degree in civil engineering. In 1952 he earned a master’s degree in civil engineering from Princeton, after which he was commissioned in the Navy and served aboard an aircraft carrier during the Korean War.
His active duty ended in 1955 and he served in the Naval Reserves until retiring in 1977 as a captain. After active duty, Wild joined Stone & Webster and remained for more than 40 years before retiring as executive vice president. He was a registered professional engineer in several states and a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Wild was a resident of Walpole, Mass., for 61 years, and was very active in his community, especially with the United Church of Walpole for more than 60 years. He served on Walpole’s Permanent Building Committee for more than 40 years, and also was a director of the Walpole Co-Operative Bank.
Wild was predeceased by his wife, Karen, whom he had married in 1953, and a son. He is survived by three children, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
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