Grand Marshal

2025 Memorial Day Parade Grand Marshal

Captain Jeffrey Wright, United States Army 

Jeff grew up in Trumbull and graduated from Trumbull High in 1975. He was blessed to earn All-Fairfield County Honors in both baseball and football, is an inductee in the Trumbull High School Sports Hall of Fame, and had the honor of playing for legendary Coach Gerry McDougall. Jeff was recruited to and played baseball at West Point for four years. He graduated in 1979 and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army and served until 1984.  

Jeff spent five years at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the home of the Field Artillery. He was first assigned to 3rd Bn, 9th FA, Pershing Missile Battalion and held jobs as a Platoon Leader, Battery Executive Officer, Assistant S3 and an S3 for the 3d Bn, 9th FA. During that time Jeff also went on special assignments as a Security Force Platoon Leader at Fort Chafee, Arkansas and later as an Eastern Test Range Executive Officer with the 3d Bn, 9th FA at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Jeff was then selected to be the aide-de-camp to Lieutenant General Ed Dinges, the commanding General for the Field Artillery and Fort Sill. Jeff filled the same position for General Dinges’ successor Commanding General, Lieutenant General John Crosby.  

Jeff was then promoted to the position of Executive Assistant for Lieutenant General Crosby and the rank of Captain. It was an honor of a lifetime to work for these great men who played such important roles for our Army and country. Jeff attended Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course, and he received his MBA from Oklahoma City University.  

At the conclusion of his military service, Jeff returned to CT and went into the real estate industry. He has been the owner of RE/MAX Right Choice for 38 years with locations throughout the state. He is very proud of his RE/MAX Right Choice team. For the past 12 years they have been the # 1 real estate firm in CT in transactions per agent for brokerages with a minimum of (40) agents. He has received numerous honors throughout his career highlighted in 2018 by being named the RE/MAX Broker Owner of the Year in the United States and in 2019 being awarded the highest honor in the RE/MAX system, the Distinguished Service Award.  

Jeff is a trustee at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, and he spends a lot of time giving back to West Point - particularly the Army Baseball program. Jeff is married to Mary Joan, and they have (3) adult children Jeff, Mike, and Kathryn, a daughter-in-law, Kelli, and (2) grandsons, Colin and Evan.