WRIGHT MICHAEL E

1LT Michael E. Wright was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 08/26/2017 at the age of 69.2
Crofton, MD
Flight Class 71-6
Date of Birth 06/25/1948
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Sammie Williams-obit

More detail on this person: Michael E. Wright, age 69. Sunrise June 25, 1948 and Sunset August 26, 2017. A Veteran of the U.S. Army where he served as a helicopter pilot. Preceded in death by father William Wright, mother Zora Wright, sister Hannah Wright Dillard, brother William Wright. Left to cherish his memory, his wife, Sharon Shepard-Wright; daughter, Tamika D. Wright; step-son, Terris (Seneca) Shepard; six grandchildren; God daughter, Brittney Bryant; mother-in-law, Inez Shepard; father-in-law, Kenneth Shepard; brothers-in-law, Tom (Dawn) Dillard, Kenneth Jr. (Pat) Shepard, Charles (Charlene) Shepard, Garry (Lareta) Duty, Phillip (Sandra) Duty and sister-in-law, Sheila (Bryon) Reed; and a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, August 31, 2017 and Visitation 10 a.m., Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, September 1, 2017 at the MARLAN GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston Ave. (one block east of Noe-Bixby turn North on Lonsdale Rd.). Published in The Columbus Dispatch from Aug. 30 to Aug. 31, 201

Burial information: Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio

This information was last updated 12/31/2017

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Date posted on this site: 10/13/2025