Obituary: Mary Bidgood-Wilson

MOULTONBOROUGH — Mary Bidgood-Wilson, a dedicated wife, loving mother, a beloved grandmother, a trusted sister, and a dear friend to many passed on October 21, 2024, in her lakeside home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 50 years Kenneth Wilson of Moultonborough; her daughter Kimberlie Mohan and her husband Patrick of Meredith; her sons Bradley and his wife Lisa of Hopkinton, Mass., and Brett Robert and his wife Chiara of Norwalk, Conn.; five grandchildren Patrick, Kaitlyn, Colin, Kenneth, and Robert. Her family loved her deeply and will miss her dearly.

Mary Bidgood-Wilson was at the forefront of the endeavor for professional autonomy and standing to grant nurse practitioners independence as primary care providers. In an era when physicians dominated medicine in the United States, the national campaign by nurse practitioners for full autonomy and pay equity was a long and arduous battle.