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Carl B. Wright ’63

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November-December 2026

Carl B. Wright ’63 passed away peacefully on June 21 in Mason, Ohio. After being born in remote Glendive, Montana, his early life was shaped by the wide plains of Montana and a childhood spent in Wolf Point near a Native American reservation. He attended Wolf Point High School, where he was salutatorian, president of the student body and editor-in-chief of the yearbook as well as participating in glee club, track, basketball, and football. Carl attended Dartmouth on a scholarship and majored in mathematics. He was active in the Outing Club, Interdormitory Council, and Council on Student Organizations and was a member of the track team all four years. As an ROTC member, Carl later worked for U.S. Army Intelligence during the Vietnam era. There followed a 45-year career as an executive in the life and health insurance industry for UNUM Life Insurance in Cincinnati, Ohio, among others; he retired from Humana, also in Cincinnati. He was predeceased by son Dean. He is survived by his second wife, Cynthia, eight children and stepchildren, and 17 grandchildren and stepgrandchildren. 

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