Born and raised in Webster, MA, the eldest son of Frank E. and Hazel (Ostberg) Wylde. WWII and Korean War veteran, Marine Corps pilot. He received an Aeronautical Engineering degree from Tri-State College, Angola, IN and worked as a Missile Launch Engineer with the Atlas missile program in the emerging space industry at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Maria, CA, and as a project engineer with United Technologies Center, Sunnyvale, CA. He retired as a Lockheed Engineer. His interests included gardening, antique flint lock pistols, numismatic, and traveling – finding his roots in England and Sweden.
He leaves his wife Therese Robert Wylde, Morgan Hill, CA, a brother John Wylde, his wife Judy, Dunedin, FL, daughters Pele Wylde and Summer Umstot and her husband David, two grandchildren, Bryce Pelstring and Taylor Pelstring all of San Diego, CA, niece Nanci Wylde, Bostaon, MA, nephew David Wylde, Dunedin, FL, step-children, Danielle Robert, Morgan Hill, CA, J.B. Robert, Monterey, CA, Pierre Robert and wife Jamie, their sons Benjamin and Andre all of Springfield, Oregon and Marie Robert and husband Earl Glusac and their daughters Katie and Tina all of Woodbridge, CT.
He will be dearly missed by his family.
