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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Carolyn Quay Wilson
Carolyn Quay
Wilson
d. Jun 18, 2017
Carolyn Quay Wilson's Obituary
Carolyn Quay Wilson, 88, of Princeton, NJ, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday June 18, 2017.
Born on May 2, 1929, originally from Wayzata, MN, she was the third daughter of Arthur H. Quay, president of the First National Bank of Minneapolis, and Marion S. Quay. She attended Carlton College and graduated from the University of Minnesota, where she met and married George E. Wilson. She raised her two children, Brett and Ward, in Lawrenceville, NJ where she was a girl scout leader and active in local politics.
After moving to Princeton, NJ in 1969, she volunteered for decades at Recording for the Blind, and the Women's Professional Roster (a volunteer organization dedicated to finding jobs for women.) She was hired as a grant writer by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation in 1970. Within several years she was Director of Teacher Education and she created a nationally recognized program to foster excellence in teaching for high school teachers. Over the following decade the program expanded, eventually bringing $1.2 million dollars of funding to the foundation annually.
Upon retiring, she co-founded The Evergreen Forum, a popular life-long learning program in Princeton, NJ.
She loved reading, travel, theater, and anything to do with the water. She bought herself a windsurfer when she was 62. She will be deeply missed.
She is survived by her husband, George, her children, Brett and Ward, two granddaughters, Emily and Kori and her sister Nancy.
A Memorial Gathering will be held Friday, June 23, 2017 at the funeral home beginning at 4:00PM. Attendees are encouraged to wear a little something red (her favorite color).
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to two of her favorite causes: Planned Parenthood or the Nature Conservancy.
Born on May 2, 1929, originally from Wayzata, MN, she was the third daughter of Arthur H. Quay, president of the First National Bank of Minneapolis, and Marion S. Quay. She attended Carlton College and graduated from the University of Minnesota, where she met and married George E. Wilson. She raised her two children, Brett and Ward, in Lawrenceville, NJ where she was a girl scout leader and active in local politics.
After moving to Princeton, NJ in 1969, she volunteered for decades at Recording for the Blind, and the Women's Professional Roster (a volunteer organization dedicated to finding jobs for women.) She was hired as a grant writer by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation in 1970. Within several years she was Director of Teacher Education and she created a nationally recognized program to foster excellence in teaching for high school teachers. Over the following decade the program expanded, eventually bringing $1.2 million dollars of funding to the foundation annually.
Upon retiring, she co-founded The Evergreen Forum, a popular life-long learning program in Princeton, NJ.
She loved reading, travel, theater, and anything to do with the water. She bought herself a windsurfer when she was 62. She will be deeply missed.
She is survived by her husband, George, her children, Brett and Ward, two granddaughters, Emily and Kori and her sister Nancy.
A Memorial Gathering will be held Friday, June 23, 2017 at the funeral home beginning at 4:00PM. Attendees are encouraged to wear a little something red (her favorite color).
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to two of her favorite causes: Planned Parenthood or the Nature Conservancy.
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Funeral Services for Carolyn Quay Wilson
Memorial Gathering
June
23
Friday
Kimble Funeral Home
Starts at 4:00 pm
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