![]() ![]() “I feel associated with him in a way and it feels good to know so much of his history and remember a man who is known for completing in 61 Boston Marathons.” “I read his book ‘Young at Heart,’ before every Boston Marathon for inspiration,” Wright said. The trek is followed by a visit to Quivet Neck Cemetery in East Dennis, where Kelleyis buried. “But I know that if you want it bad enough, you’ll figure out a way to do it.” Paying respects on the CapeĪ big part of running the race for Wright - who competed against 11 other women in the 2021 age group category - is coming to Cape Cod afterward to pay respect to Johnny Kelley, who is often known “as the Marathon Man,” Wright said.Įvery year, Wright and her family, including her cousin Pam Eaton, a 30-year Cape resident, walk through Johnny Kelley Recreational Park in Dennis. “I think I can be an inspiration because many people say I’m too old to run,” Wright said. Their son Harold Michael Wright preceded her in death in 1997.īenjamin Baker contributed to the reporting of this article.2021 Boston Marathon: Cape and Islands runners grateful to get back on track She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Pastor Henry Wright, and sons Henry Monroe Wright, II, and Herbert Marcel Wright, who serves in the Columbia Union as a vice president at Adventist HealthCare in Gaithersburg, Md. I wish I had the opportunity to tell her ‘thank you.’ I needed that.” really needed some encouraging words today. I believe she took the time because she was deeply spiritual, and beyond what she heard me say, she heard the Lord say that this young minister. When she told me, I was overcome with appreciation. Not sure how I got Wright on the phone, but without who I was speaking to, she spent over an hour sharing free wisdom and a load of encouragement. “I called the union office one day to ask a question. Thompson, a pastor who served in the Columbia Union for several years, shared the following memory, echoing the sentiments and memories of many others: Well known across the United States, people poured out condolences to the Wright family on the Columbia Union Visitor’s Facebook page, many expressing remembrances of her grace, warmth and encouraging attitude.Ĭhristopher C. It has been my joy, it has been my pleasure and I’ve very, very grateful!” … Thank you for the privilege of allowing me to serve you and to work here at the Columbia Union Conference. In 2013, she was recognized as one of the union’s Notable Persons of Honor.Īt her retirement party in 2017, Wright (pictured below with family members) said her time at the union was a privilege: “I’ve enjoyed the camaraderie, I’ve enjoyed the spiritual emphasis, never taking our eyes off our mission, why we do what we do. ![]() She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, Md., and later earned her CPA. Together, they served as a pastoral couple for 53 years, many of them in churches and offices in the Columbia Union.īefore joining the Treasury Department in 1989, she served at Oakwood University, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and the Allegheny West Conference. Wright, originally from California, studied at Oakwood University (Ala.), where she met her future husband, Henry Wright. Wright retired as undertreasurer at the Columbia Union, where she worked in the Treasury Department from 1989–2017. Her friendship was very meaningful to me and many others. She helped create an incredible culture of support and care in the Columbia Union office team. “She was a professional, full of poise and wisdom. “Carol was one of those unforgettable people who just brightened your day whenever you would meet her,” says Dave Weigley, Columbia Union Conference president. Michelle Bernard / Photo by Kamal BrowneĬarol (Lindsey) Wright, who served for 39 years in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021, after an extended battle with dementia and Parkinson's disease. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |