Obituary- WRIGHT, John Arthur, CD - May 25, 2002

Title

Obituary- WRIGHT, John Arthur, CD - May 25, 2002

Source

Fort Erie PL - LH - Vital Stats

Publisher

FE Times

Date

Jun 22, 2002

Text

WRIGHT, John Arthur, CD. Master Warrant Officer, Royal Canadian Navy, Retired. He passed away quietly in his sleep at the Northeast Florida Hospice Center early May 25 after a long illness. John was born in Ridgeway, Ontario, Canada, January 28, 1926. After attending Ridgeway Public and High Schools, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserves (RCNVR) in March 1944 and served honourably until 1969. Mr. Wright survived the torpedo attack on the HMCS Magog in the St. Lawrence River in 1944. During continued service as a diesel engineer on the HMS Iroquois, he was on duty in the engine room when she was hit by enemy fire. The HMS Iroquois was the only Canadian ship to take enemy fire in the Korean Conflict. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45, Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal and received not one, but two Canadian Forces Decorations. Retiring from the RCN in the spring of 1969, he also worked for the Nichols School as a maintenance engineer retiring after 19 years. An exemplary man, he is survived by his wife Gail, sisters Etta, Lois, Marilyn and brother Deardon, all of Ridgeway, Ontario; sister Glenna of Thompson, Manitoba and daughter Darlene of Halifax. Nova Scotia. Sister Jean and brothers Chas and Wayne predeceased him. Services for MWO John Wright will be held at the Bertie Brethren in Christ Church in Stevensville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 22. Interment to follow in the Bertie Church Cemetery