Richard K Wright


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David Wright

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Richard K Wright

March 17, 1937

January 29, 2013


Richard was born in Burlington, VT to Richard & Vera Wright
He passed away at home at the age of 75. He graduated from
Santa Monica High School in Ca. His passion for trains started
at a young age and continued throughout his life. He served in
the US Air Force 92nd Bomb Wing Sac out of Fairchild AFB WA.
When he returned to civilian life he went back to his passion
for trains where he opened a hobbie store and produced HO passenger
trains and began his first book on the Coast Daylight train 98-99
published in 1970 with 4 others to follow. He moved to Sparks nevada
in 1977 after passing through on a train. Where he worked in the casino
industry until retiring in 1987. He was preceded in death by his loving
wife Donna Wright 1997, and his parents & sister Nancy. He is survived by
his sons, David, Richard Jr, and Steven, bother Robert & his family. Richard
always said " I've accomplished everything I set out to do."

Rest in Peace Dad we love you and will miss you dearly

No funeral will be held



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Welcome to the forums, My condolensces on the passing of your father. It sounds like he lived a very full life.
 
I'd like to welcome you to the forums also. So sorry about your Dad. Seems like he pursued his passions and had a wonderful life.
 
thank you
i was raised around trains and model railroading all my life but sad to say i havent been involved in it for many years now i mainly registered in here so i could post about my fathers passing so in hopes that if theres still any of ther old school model railroaders that new my father would know of his passing and they mite copy and paste his obituary in other train forums so others can be informed of this sad news


thank you

David Lee Wright
his oldest son
 
Sorry for your loss, and the loss to the community as well. I own a copy of his Coast Daylight book, and it is a prized posession. I never built one of his kits, but even now they are sought after by craftsman level modelers.
 
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