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Wright, Donald LeRoy (1942 - 2022)

WRIGHT, GRAYBILL, ROBINSON, SMITH, BECKER, GETTYS, PATTERSON, ALLMON, SMITH, DORAN, RANGEL, RICHARDSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/8/2022 at 14:25:49

Name of deceased: Donald LeRoy Wright

Aged: 79 yrs, 7 mo, 24 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: Dec. 4, 1942; Porath Clinic, Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, IA

Died: July 28, 2022; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022; United Methodist Church, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Wife of 55 years, Linda of Harlan, IA; sons, Brad (spouse, Brenda) Wright of Harlan, IA, and Brendt (spouse, Jennifer) Wright of Portsmouth, IA; daughter, Laurie (spouse, Justin) Smith of Sergeant Bluff, IA; grandchildren, Britni Wright of Harlan, IA, Caitlyn (spouse, Drew) Becker of Avoca, IA, Megan Gettys of Harlan, IA, Shelby Gettys of Midland, MI, Taylor Wright of Harlan, IA, Cheyenne (spouse, Brandon Patterson) Wright of Brown Deer, WI, Alanah (spouse, Ben) Wright of Harlan, IA, McKenna Allmon of Odebolt, IA, Tessa Smith of Iowa City, IA, and Tyler Smith of Sergeant Bluff, IA; great-grandchildren, Maliyah, Colby, Wyatt, Hazel, Elliana, Nora, Broderick, and Maya; brother, Ronald Wright of Schaller, IA; sister, Shirley (spouse, Ralph) Doran of Harlan, IA; sisters-in-law, Carol and Dennis Rangel of Orland Park, IL, and Mary and Kyle Richardson of Leander, TX; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Mary (nee Robinson) Wright and Donald Wright; sister, Arlene (nee Wright) Dailey

Education: Attended elementary school at Cook #3 Country School near Schaller, Sac County, IA and high school at Schaller Community School. After graduating high school with the Class of 1961, he graduated from University of South Dakota 1965 with B.A. in commercial art.

Religious affiliation: No information provided

Military service: No information provided

Marriage: Linda Graybill; Aug. 13, 1966; Battle Creek, IA

Employment: Taught art and English at West Monona School District in Onawa, Monona County, IA for 4 years. He spent the remaining 28 years of his career teaching ninth grade English at Harlan Community High School in Harlan, IA; he retired in 2000.

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed playing the piano and fiddle, including at various dances, fairs, festivals, and home jam sessions. He was in a 3-member band named the "Skeeter Creek Players" and was inducted into the American Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame in 1998; he enjoyed collecting and recording old time country, bluegrass and cajun music. He designed and built model barns, including a replica of the barn on the farm where he was raised; he also enjoyed researching his genealogy, scrapbooking, reading from his vast number of books, and collecting Marilyn Monroe memorabilia.

Sources: kjan.com; knodfm.com; pauleyjones.com


 

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