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B. Wyn Hiles passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016, surrounded by his family after a brief, sudden illness. Born in Harrisburg, PA on February 9, 1949 to the late Bernard M. Hiles and Eva Runk Hiles, he grew up in Newark, DE and was a long time resident of Landenberg, PA. A 1967 graduate of Christiana High School, he went on to earn his BS in Economics from the University of Delaware.
In addition to his parents, Wyn was preceded in death by his first wife of 8 years, Connie Young Hiles. He is survived by his current wife Cindy, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage; his sons, Lee, son of Connie, and Andrew; his brother Dr. Samuel Allison, sister-in-law Marilyn, nephew Jim Allison, niece Susan Monticello all of Sacramento, CA. He is also survived by cousins Debbie Snow, Mary K McCullough, an aunt Carolyn Baker; his in-laws, Jerry and Barbara Brown; brother in-law John Hornby (Kathy); sister in laws, Debbie Morton (Dave) and Katherine Goff (Charles); three nieces, and one nephew, all of whom will greatly miss him.
He was an employee of the DuPont Company at the Stine-Haskell Lab in Newark, DE, from 1980 until his retirement in January 2012. Wyn held many positions during his career, beginning as a lab technician in Crop Protection and at retirement as a Project Manager.
Wyn enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his sons. He was happiest sketching, designing and building projects of every shape, form, and size. He was extremely creative and industrious, always having numerous endeavors in the works. He was constantly redesigning and renovating, from the home in Landenberg he built in its entirety for Connie and Lee to a cottage on the Bohemia River he renovated with Cindy and Lee. In retirement he enjoyed expanding his project repertoire, working in his vegetable garden, boating, camping and spending time in the Adirondacks.
Wyn will be remembered by friends and family as a caring, loving husband, proud father, devoted son and brother, and loyal friend.
You are invited to visit with Wyns family and friends from 2-3PM Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Hartefeld National, One Hartefeld Drive, Avondale, Pennsylvania 19311. A Ceremony Celebrating his life will be at 3PM with a reception to follow.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 399 Market St. Suite 102 Philadelphia, PA 19106 or the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Eastern PA Chapter, 100 N 20th Street, Suite 405, Philadelphia, PA 19103 or to a charity of your choosing.
To honor Wyn and to thank the dozens of Blood Bank of Delmarva (BBD) members who donated platelets in his final days, our family would like to encourage those who can donate platelets to do so. Please contact BBD at 1-888-8 BLOOD 8 to schedule an appointment or go to DelmarvaBlood.org.
Arrangements are being handled by the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home of Kennett Square (610-444-4116) To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.griecocares.com
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