Stephen Wright, a champion for education in Trumbull, dies at 65
Donald Eng
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Stephen Wright, then Chairman of the Board of the Education adresses the Trumbull High Class of 2012 at the school’s graduation on June 19, 2012.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
TRUMBULL A generation of local school children owe a debt of gratitude to Stephen Wright, according town officials.
The former Board of Education chairman, who served from 2004 to 2013, died over the weekend at age 65, according to West Haven police. Details of his death have not yet been released.
“When he was on his game, there was no better advocate for the schools,” said Police Commission Chairman Raymond Baldwin, who was friends with Wright.