Albert Wright

Albert Wright, age 91, a resident of Kingsville, Texas passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2010 in Kingsville. He was born on October 25, 1918 to Lida and Newt Wright. Albert is preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and five sisters. He is survived by his wife, Stella Grimes Wright, son, Jesse Grimes (Diana), daughter, Betty Myers (Keaton), daughter, Barbara Dunk (Leroy) and son, AR “Dick” Wright Jr. He has 12 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

Albert dedicated his life to hard work. He worked selling newspapers for the Caller Times at the age of 9 and never looked back. As an adult he spent many years working for Alamo Iron Works and later went on to own and operate Wright Plumbing Company. He did commercial plumbing work during the construction of many buildings in South Texas, including NAS Kingsville, TAMUK, Spohn Hospital, and numerous school and business projects.

As a boy he attended Incarnate Word Academy and later attended Del Mar College. As a businessman and civic leader, Albert was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Jaycees, A.G.C. of Texas and the Knights of Columbus.

Albert’s true passion was fishing in the Laguna Madre. There he built a cabin which still stands today. He also enjoyed hunting @ Medina and other South Texas areas.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations in his name to the Incarnate Word Academy. Please visit http://www.iwacc.org/Giving/how.html for details.

Rosary will be recited by Deacon Richard Costley at 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Turcotte-Piper Mortuary Chapel in Kingsville.

A Memorial Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 21, 2010 at St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church, 1120 South Eighth Street, Kingsville, with Fr. Piotr Koziel as celebrant and assisted by Deacon Richard Costley.

Special thanks to the staff of Odyssey Health Care, Dr. OJ Rodriguez and Dr. Delia Quisenberry. Your fine medical care helped Albert through the most difficult year of his life.

Services are entrusted to Turcotte-Piper Mortuary, 205 General Cavazos Blvd., Kingsville, Texas.