Alton Cartwright

Alton Stuart Cartwright, 92, of Vero Beach, FL, died February 10, 2015. Mr. Cartwright was born in Casper, Wyoming, son of the late Stuart Alton Cartwright and Blanche Harper Cartwright. His wife of 59 years, the former Adelaide Frances Igoe, died on December 27, 2010.

Mr. Cartwright was valedictorian of the Wichita (KS) High School East class of 1940. He was graduated from Oregon State University in electrical engineering. He served honorably from 1942 to 1946 in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and in Army Intelligence. He was a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts and in 1969 became an Advanced Management Program graduate of the Harvard Business School.

After the war, he was employed by the General Electric Company and served in numerous engineering and management positions at Bridgeport, CT, Schenectady, NY, Lynn, MA, Erie, PA, Milan, Italy, and Montreal and Toronto, Canada. He retired after 40 years with the company as Chairman and CEO of the Canadian General Electric Company. He served on the Conference Board of Canada. He was instrumental in developing U.S.-Canadian trade. Following retirement, Mr. Cartwright served as a director of several companies, including Zurn Industries, Co-Steel, Inc., Xerox Canada, and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

He is survived by sons: Stuart, of Wayland, MA, and wife Sally; U.S. Rep. Matthew, of Moosic, PA and wife Marion; David, of Milwaukee, WI, and wife Sally; and Patrick, of Albany, NY, and wife Kelli; 7 grandchildren, including Grace and Andrew, Wayland, Jack and Matthew, Moosic, Natalie, Milwaukee, and Harper and Colin, Albany, and nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Marjorie Legier, in 2004.

He was a devoted family man, a principled business leader, and a voracious reader. His cheerful disposition, infectious love of music, and wry sense of humor will be sorely missed.

A private service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lake George Land Conservancy, P.O. Box 1250, Bolton Landing, NY 12814 (lglc.org), or a charity of donors' choice.