WRIGHT ROBERT CLIFTON Passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at the age of 99. Born in Ingomar, PA, on December 30, 1913, the first born son of Ralph C. Wright and Agnes Young Wright. He attended the Simpson School and then Sewickley High School, graduating in 1931. He married Marjorie Elizabeth Ellerton on October 18, 1941. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, 8th Air Force, with overseas duty at Honington Air Field, 60 miles north of London, England. He was a chemical warfare specialist and reached the rank of Staff Sergeant before being honorably discharged in 1945. After returning to civilian life, he began a forty year career in the construction business, working five years for Homestead Valve Mfg. Co., then 35 years for Martin W. Wise, Inc. in Leetsdale. He was a member of the Sewickley United Methodist Church, where at one time or another, he served as Chair of the Trustees, as a member of the Finance Committee, as a teacher, as Sunday school superintendent, as historian, and he carved turkey for the annual turkey dinner for nearly 60 years. He was a member of the Freemasons of Pennsylvania, Doric Lodge #630, for more than 60 years, and before his Masonic Village nursing home confinement, attended the Sewickley Senior Men's Club. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie; his sisters, Lois Wright Boal and Marjorie Ann Wright; and his brother, Russell James Wright; he is survived by his two sons, Thomas (Fay) and Roger (Pam); six grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2013, at the RICHARD D. COLE FUNERAL HOME in Sewickley. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at the Sewickley United Methodist Church, with interment with military honors at the Sewickley Cemetery following the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Sewickley United Methodist Church, 337 Broad Street, Sewickley, PA 15143. Send condolences at post-gazette.com/gb
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