East Calais, VT Louis P. Wilson, 82, of Moscow Woods Road died on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at the Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington, VT. He was born on October 15, 1928 in Roosevelt, NY, the son of Augustus and Beatrice Elizabeth (Steiniger) Wilson. He attended the Center Moriches, public schools in Long Island, NY. On November 12, 1949, He married Helen Melusen in Center Moriches, NY, and they lived there until they moved to Vermont in 1959. He worked as a licensed plumber, starting his own company upon moving to Vermont, then working as a traveling salesman for Blodgett Supply Company, and eventually becoming a member of the UA Local 693 Plumbers and Pipefitters in Burlington where he work on large scale projects such as the IBM plant. He was a skilled woodworker and mechanical tinkerer. He liked the mechanics of antiques engines. He enjoyed having yard sales throughout the summer at his Moscow Woods Road Home. Locally he was known as the 'bike man', he enjoyed buying (or receiving for free) bikes in disrepair to repair them for children in need of a bicycle. He also enjoyed raising his pigeons, chickens, and doves, continually redesigning their outside cages to make the foul more comfortable. He loved his family, friends and neighbors and was always willing to lend a hand and his knowledge to someone in need. Survivors include his wife, Helen Wilson of East Calais; three daughters, Lisa Wilson and her companion James Schumacher of East Calais, VT, Arlene Holm and her husband Kenneth of Centereach, NY, and Eileen Ruth Hathaway and her husband Ronald of Montgomery, VT; a sister, Emma Louise Schliessman of Albany, NY; six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a sister, Beatrice Elizabeth Titmus. Calling hours will be held 11:00am -1:00pm on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at the Guare & Sons Funeral Home. A funeral service will immediately follow beginning at 1:00 pm. All are welcome and invited to join the family for the reception following the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Vermont Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired, 10 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 or to the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind 371 East Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, NY 11787.