Sharyn Beck Wilson, of North Haven, died Sunday, December 15, 2024, at Yale New Haven Health after a long struggle with cancer. She was born on November 9, 1945, in Jackson, Tennessee to the late John and Charlotte McFarland Beck. Sharyn always loved reading and graduated from Transylvania University with a B.A. in English in 1967. She earned an M.A.T. in English teaching from Wesleyan University in 1969, but then immediately went to work at Yale in the office of the Secretary of the University. She rose through the administrative ranks, first becoming Assistant to the Secretary, then Assistant Secretary, and finally Associate Secretary. By the end of her time in the office, she was overseeing the Office of Foreign Students and Scholars, the University Directory, and all public ceremonies, including the University's commencement events. In addition, she was the administration's official link with the Yale Corporation, the school's governing body. Along the way, she computerized the Corporation's records and the University Directory. In 1990 she resigned and went back to school, earning her M.B.A. from Yale's School of Management in 1992. She immediately went back to work for Yale by setting up and overseeing the search office for a new president of the University. She finished her career at Yale as a Project Manager in Student Information Technology Services.

Sharyn was also an avid classical music lover, both as a listener and as a performer. She sang in a number of choirs, including the New Haven Oratorio Choir, and played piano and cello. For many years she attended the Metropolitan Opera regularly and spent summers in the Berkshires enjoying the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood.

Sharyn is survived by her husband, Robert R. Wilson; her brother, Dennis Beck (Cynthia); her nephew, Richard Beck (Danielle); her grandnephew, Riley Chandler Beck.

Family and friends are invited to a Graveside Service celebrating Sharyn's life on December 21 ^st at 11:00 a.m. in Grove Street Cemetery, 227 Grove Street, New Haven.  Beecher & Bennett Funeral Home, 2300 Whitney Ave, Hamden in care of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, her memory may be honored by contributing to the scholarship funds of Yale Divinity School, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511.