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"I was a total newsroom greenhorn when I started and knew almost nothing about how to operate a computer. Once, while working on a story, I must have hit a wrong button because my story vanished from the screen. I began to panic, but didn't want to disturb anyone or ask for help. Wright helping her in 1990 when she first started at the paper. I thought she was fun."įormer Fashion Editor Maureen O'Sullivan remembered Ms. "Carol was a dedicated reporter and good friend," said former Arts Editor Jan Sjostrom. "I worked with Carol for a lot of years and she took a lot of pride in her work," Wells said. But most of all, she was remembered for her professionalism. Wright as someone with a good sense of humor who loved her Miami Dolphins. Libby Wells, the paper's former managing editor, remembered Ms. She moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1960s and worked for Hanna-Barbera and Bon Appetit, among others, before moving back to Palm Beach County in the early 1980s, where she began working for the Daily News. She graduated from the University of Miami in 1964 and worked as a production assistant at WTVJ in Miami and WPEC in West Palm Beach. Wright was born April 19, 1942, the daughter of Todd Wellington and Miriam Lundy Wright. The accident is being investigated by West Palm Beach Police, and the DOT said it is cooperating. About 10 feet from the stationary segment of the bridge, she tried to hold on to a railing, then lost her grip and fell about 50 to 60 feet to her death, city police have said. A man with a skateboard who was on the fixed part of the span, just several feet away, tried to grab her, but couldn't hold on.įlorida Drawbridges operates the Royal Park Bridge for the Florida Department of Transportation. Wright, 79, was killed when the bridge started to rise as she was walking with her bike toward downtown West Palm Beach. "I hope she will remembered for the way she tried to deftly inform readers of the Shiny Sheet rather than the way she died." Royal Park Bridge: West Palm Beach police say 79-year-old woman fell to her death from Royal Park Bridgeĭrawbridge death: Lawyer names woman, 79, who fell to her death from Royal Park Bridge in West Palm Beach She methodically dug in to find all the essential details to make sure her story was as comprehensive as possible. Wright was "a solid old-school journalist who took her craft seriously. … Profiles, features, lawsuits (including at least a couple involving Donald Trump), town government, police news – she did it all.''Ĭalling her ''gruff but warm-hearted,'' former reporter David Rogers said Ms. She was the quintessential Shiny Sheet reporter that way – versatile and prolific. "As a freelancer in the '80s and as a staff writer and business editor in the ‘90s, Carol wrote from every beat imaginable. "I send my deepest condolences to Carol’s family and friends. "I can still hear her distinctive laugh and somewhere have the handwritten card with her recipe for pesto," she said. 6 on the Royal Park Bridge, as a dedicated journalist.įormer Shiny Sheet Publisher Joyce Reingold called her death an unspeakable tragedy. The I'm A Celeb star has had a stoma bag since 2021 after undergoing surgery for bowel cancer.Friends, colleagues and Palm Beach officials are recalling former Daily News Business Editor Carol Wright, who was killed Feb. The official Guinness World Record’s Twitter account shared a picture of the DJ with her certificate after the race, writing: “Adele Roberts completed the fastest marathon with an ileostomy (female) in 3:30:22. The Wright family joined a host of other famous faces to do the run including Kirsty Gallacher, Sharon Gaffka and Adele Roberts.Īdele went on to break a Guinness World Record as she became the fastest woman to complete the marathon with a stoma bag. Carol was all smiles after the undeniably difficult challenge (Image: Simon Jacobs/PinPep)
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