Mr. Wright was born July 17, 1930, in Kingfisher County, Okla., to A.J. Wright and Helen Eunice Earls Wright. He was a member of the Boy Scouts Order of the Arrow, an elite Boy Scout recognition. He graduated from Dumas High School in 1948 and started with Panhandle Eastern after graduation until 1950, then joined the U.S. Navy and served in occupied Japan and in the Korean War from 1950 to 1954.
He was stationed aboard the USS Yorktown. T.E. served in basic training in San Diego, Calif., but his major base of service was Lithfield Park in Phoenix, Ariz. He achieved the rank of AM3C (aviation metal smith) and worked on all parts of the airplanes except the engines. While in the service he aided in making a movie aboard the Yorktown called "The Fighting Lady," which was a movie about World War II. He was a flight crew extra in the movie. He was awarded the National Defense Medal, United Nations Medal, Korea Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, China Service Medal and the Presidential Citation for Meritorius Service. T.E. was honorably discharged from the Navy on June 1, 1954, at Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.
On Aug. 27, 1954, he married Garvene Clingenpeel and moved to Panhandle Eastern Camp in Sneed, where he started as a ditch digger. He attended Frank Phillips Junior College in Borger, working toward an engineering degree. He moved to Elkhart, Kan., in 1959 and was involved in several organizations, including the Jaycees, where he served as a director. He helped establish the VFW Point Rock Post 3162, was post commander and currently held an honorary commander position at the post. T.E. was in Who's Who of American Men in 1965.
In 1969, he moved to Shattuck, Okla., where he designed and established the office for Panhandle Eastern. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Shattuck. He moved to Greensburg, Kan., in 1972 and lived there until 1987. He helped design the well head for pipeline use and retired in 1987.
Mr. Wright had been a poet since high school and started composing music in 1996 after losing his wife, Garvene, in November 1996. On May 25, 1997, he married Shirley Gene Stevens.
T.E. volunteered at Loaves and Fishes, and Habitat for Humanity and was the neighborhood handyman. He enjoyed golfing, dancing, yard work, woodworking and his many friends and family. He sang or whistled everywhere he went. He wintered in the Rio Grande Valley from 1987 to 2008 and volunteered with several charity organizations there. He loved to make people laugh with his stories and jokes.
Survivors: Wife, Shirley G. Wright; daughters, Barbara Y. Wright Ruble, Janet L. Barnes, Tania E. Rivas and Karen K. Wright Barker; son, W.R. Curtis; 19 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and stepsons, Glynn D. Fish and Marty D. Fish.
Published in Star-Telegram on October 14, 2010
He was stationed aboard the USS Yorktown. T.E. served in basic training in San Diego, Calif., but his major base of service was Lithfield Park in Phoenix, Ariz. He achieved the rank of AM3C (aviation metal smith) and worked on all parts of the airplanes except the engines. While in the service he aided in making a movie aboard the Yorktown called "The Fighting Lady," which was a movie about World War II. He was a flight crew extra in the movie. He was awarded the National Defense Medal, United Nations Medal, Korea Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, China Service Medal and the Presidential Citation for Meritorius Service. T.E. was honorably discharged from the Navy on June 1, 1954, at Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.
On Aug. 27, 1954, he married Garvene Clingenpeel and moved to Panhandle Eastern Camp in Sneed, where he started as a ditch digger. He attended Frank Phillips Junior College in Borger, working toward an engineering degree. He moved to Elkhart, Kan., in 1959 and was involved in several organizations, including the Jaycees, where he served as a director. He helped establish the VFW Point Rock Post 3162, was post commander and currently held an honorary commander position at the post. T.E. was in Who's Who of American Men in 1965.
In 1969, he moved to Shattuck, Okla., where he designed and established the office for Panhandle Eastern. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Shattuck. He moved to Greensburg, Kan., in 1972 and lived there until 1987. He helped design the well head for pipeline use and retired in 1987.
Mr. Wright had been a poet since high school and started composing music in 1996 after losing his wife, Garvene, in November 1996. On May 25, 1997, he married Shirley Gene Stevens.
T.E. volunteered at Loaves and Fishes, and Habitat for Humanity and was the neighborhood handyman. He enjoyed golfing, dancing, yard work, woodworking and his many friends and family. He sang or whistled everywhere he went. He wintered in the Rio Grande Valley from 1987 to 2008 and volunteered with several charity organizations there. He loved to make people laugh with his stories and jokes.
Survivors: Wife, Shirley G. Wright; daughters, Barbara Y. Wright Ruble, Janet L. Barnes, Tania E. Rivas and Karen K. Wright Barker; son, W.R. Curtis; 19 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and stepsons, Glynn D. Fish and Marty D. Fish.
Published in Star-Telegram on October 14, 2010
Mr. Wright was born July 17, 1930, in Kingfisher County, Okla., to A.J. Wright and Helen Eunice Earls Wright. He was a member of the Boy Scouts Order of the Arrow, an elite Boy Scout recognition. He graduated from Dumas High School in 1948 and started with Panhandle Eastern after graduation until 1950, then joined the U.S. Navy and served in occupied Japan and in the Korean War from 1950 to 1954.
He was stationed aboard the USS Yorktown. T.E. served in basic training in San Diego, Calif., but his major base of service was Lithfield Park in Phoenix, Ariz. He achieved the rank of AM3C (aviation metal smith) and worked on all parts of the airplanes except the engines. While in the service he aided in making a movie aboard the Yorktown called "The Fighting Lady," which was a movie about World War II. He was a flight crew extra in the movie. He was awarded the National Defense Medal, United Nations Medal, Korea Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, China Service Medal and the Presidential Citation for Meritorius Service. T.E. was honorably discharged from the Navy on June 1, 1954, at Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.
On Aug. 27, 1954, he married Garvene Clingenpeel and moved to Panhandle Eastern Camp in Sneed, where he started as a ditch digger. He attended Frank Phillips Junior College in Borger, working toward an engineering degree. He moved to Elkhart, Kan., in 1959 and was involved in several organizations, including the Jaycees, where he served as a director. He helped establish the VFW Point Rock Post 3162, was post commander and currently held an honorary commander position at the post. T.E. was in Who's Who of American Men in 1965.
In 1969, he moved to Shattuck, Okla., where he designed and established the office for Panhandle Eastern. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Shattuck. He moved to Greensburg, Kan., in 1972 and lived there until 1987. He helped design the well head for pipeline use and retired in 1987.
Mr. Wright had been a poet since high school and started composing music in 1996 after losing his wife, Garvene, in November 1996. On May 25, 1997, he married Shirley Gene Stevens.
T.E. volunteered at Loaves and Fishes, and Habitat for Humanity and was the neighborhood handyman. He enjoyed golfing, dancing, yard work, woodworking and his many friends and family. He sang or whistled everywhere he went. He wintered in the Rio Grande Valley from 1987 to 2008 and volunteered with several charity organizations there. He loved to make people laugh with his stories and jokes.
Survivors: Wife, Shirley G. Wright; daughters, Barbara Y. Wright Ruble, Janet L. Barnes, Tania E. Rivas and Karen K. Wright Barker; son, W.R. Curtis; 19 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and stepsons, Glynn D. Fish and Marty D. Fish.
Published in Star-Telegram on October 14, 2010
He was stationed aboard the USS Yorktown. T.E. served in basic training in San Diego, Calif., but his major base of service was Lithfield Park in Phoenix, Ariz. He achieved the rank of AM3C (aviation metal smith) and worked on all parts of the airplanes except the engines. While in the service he aided in making a movie aboard the Yorktown called "The Fighting Lady," which was a movie about World War II. He was a flight crew extra in the movie. He was awarded the National Defense Medal, United Nations Medal, Korea Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, China Service Medal and the Presidential Citation for Meritorius Service. T.E. was honorably discharged from the Navy on June 1, 1954, at Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.
On Aug. 27, 1954, he married Garvene Clingenpeel and moved to Panhandle Eastern Camp in Sneed, where he started as a ditch digger. He attended Frank Phillips Junior College in Borger, working toward an engineering degree. He moved to Elkhart, Kan., in 1959 and was involved in several organizations, including the Jaycees, where he served as a director. He helped establish the VFW Point Rock Post 3162, was post commander and currently held an honorary commander position at the post. T.E. was in Who's Who of American Men in 1965.
In 1969, he moved to Shattuck, Okla., where he designed and established the office for Panhandle Eastern. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Shattuck. He moved to Greensburg, Kan., in 1972 and lived there until 1987. He helped design the well head for pipeline use and retired in 1987.
Mr. Wright had been a poet since high school and started composing music in 1996 after losing his wife, Garvene, in November 1996. On May 25, 1997, he married Shirley Gene Stevens.
T.E. volunteered at Loaves and Fishes, and Habitat for Humanity and was the neighborhood handyman. He enjoyed golfing, dancing, yard work, woodworking and his many friends and family. He sang or whistled everywhere he went. He wintered in the Rio Grande Valley from 1987 to 2008 and volunteered with several charity organizations there. He loved to make people laugh with his stories and jokes.
Survivors: Wife, Shirley G. Wright; daughters, Barbara Y. Wright Ruble, Janet L. Barnes, Tania E. Rivas and Karen K. Wright Barker; son, W.R. Curtis; 19 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and stepsons, Glynn D. Fish and Marty D. Fish.
Published in Star-Telegram on October 14, 2010
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