Carolyn (Akers) Carter, 77, passed away on March 28, with her loving husband, Robert by her side. Carolyn was born in Goshen, N.Y. in 1946. Graduating from Goshen High School in 1964, Carter continued her education at Becker Junior College earning an associate degree in accounting. Carter came to the Hartford area, working briefly at Pratt & Whitney, at Travelers Insurance and then enjoyed a full career at Cigna in Bloomfield. Later, Carter was the treasurer for an investment arm of Cigna’s Global Portfolio Strategies.
Carter was a member of the Church of Scientology, having been introduced to the church by her husband Robert when they married in 1988. She was an active church member, helping many inmates through extension courses for some 29 years as part of the church’s Criminon program, and participating in many other church volunteer activities. Additionally, Carter was a staff member of the church’s local Hartford Mission for some 10 years.
Carter took pleasure in getting along with and helping others, and played an active part in the Granby community, serving as an elected town official (Zoning Board of Appeals) in the 1970s, and president of the Granby Community Fund. Carter also volunteered at the town newspaper, The Granby Drummer.
The Granby Drummer is published by Citizens for a Better Granby. CBG board member and fellow volunteer, Carol Bressor, says about Carter, “Carolyn was so good at whatever she did. She was quiet, smart, steady and a good listener. She will be missed.”
“Carolyn was always very dependable and we could count on her attention to detail when proofreading the Drummer,” said former managing editor Rita Isaacson.