Obituaries: Wright

Posted on March 11, 2016

Patrick Wright

Patrick Lee Wright, 66, of Anchor, passed away at 10:48 a.m., March 10 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.

Pat was born Sep. 13, 1949 in Bloomington, the son of Myron “Tony” and Mary Patricia Carter Wright, Jr. He married Karen L. Williams on Feb. 1, 1971 in Bloomington. She survives.

He is also survived by two sons, Tony (Mary) Wright of Bloomington and Christopher Wright of Anchor; five grandchildren, Caley, Madison, Alyx, Emilie and Jacob; a great-granddaughter, Naomii; a brother, Steve Wright of Missouri and three sisters, Mary Brake of Beardstown, Janet (Dave) Williamson of Utah and Martha Wright of Bloomington.

He was preceded in death by his mother and his father.

Pat graduated from Bloomington High School and was a Vietnam Veteran, serving in the US Army. He worked in maintenance at Cargill for nearly 30 years.

Per his wishes, he will be cremated and there will be no services. Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home is assisting the family with cremation arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to ASPCA.

To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.

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