Jessica Sasha Bright '09 dies at 24

By Laura Bryn Sisson, The Dartmouth Staff
Published on Friday, September 24, 2010

http://thedartmouth.com/2010/09/24/news/Bright

Jessica Sasha Bright '09, known as Sasha to friends and family, passed away on Sept. 11, her father, Arthur Bright, wrote in an obituary for her on the Marlatt Funeral Home website.

Bright, who majored in psychology and minored in English with a concentration in creative writing, was born in Seattle and lived in Renton, Wash., according to her father's obituary.

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Bright struggled with personal turmoil about her identity, her mother said. Bright, who was transgendered, was transitioning from male to female while at Dartmouth.