Personal
He suffered from alcoholism throughout his life, and Alzheimer's disease towards the end. In addition to novels and magazine articles, he supported himself in his later years by writing commissioned works such as biographies and yacht histories. He was living in Colonial Beach, Virginia at the time of his death.
Wilson was married twice, first to Elise Pickhardt in 1941, then to Betty Stephens in 1962. He had four children. His daughter Lisa is a published author, and his son David Sloan Wilson is an evolutionary biologist. Another daughter, Rebecca, is a nurse.
Wilson's service as an officer in World War II is noted at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.
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