Gerald D. Wright
August 25, 1935 ~ December 15, 2006
Sgt. 1st Class (Ret.) Gerald D. “Bud” Wright, of Weirton, WV, died Friday December 15, 2006, at the Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
Born August 25, 1935 in Bethesda, Ohio, he was the son of the late Virgil and Mae (King) Wright.
Bud is survived by his wife of 46 years, Scherry (Thompson) Wright of Weirton; sons, Mitchell Wright of Virginia Beach, VA, Jeffrey (Tiina) Wright of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky; daughters, Kristen (Ted) Frambes of McMurray, PA; Cindy (Tim) Hammond of Owosso, Michigan; six (6 ) grandchildren, Brandon Frambes, Alexander Wright, Timothy Hammond, Elizabeth Frambes, Samuel Wright, and Loren Hammond; siblings Floella Harmon of Canton, Ohio; Virgil (Betty) Wright of Rockville, Maryland; Donna (Vic) Williams, Geraldine (Bob) Holloway and Karen (Jim) Teasdale all of West Bellaire, OH, and many nieces and nephews.
Bud graduated from Bellaire High School in 1953. He served 18 years in the U. S. Army, and three tours of duty in Vietnam. He was awarded three purple hearts.
He was employed by Weirton Steel from 1972 to 1993.
Bud loved life and his large extended family very much who in turn loved him as well.
Friends will be received on Tuesday December 19 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at the Greco Hertnick Funeral Home 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 20, 2006, followed by a Military Service conducted by the Weirton Honor Guard.
Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Saieed Saieed and Dr. Brijinder Kochar for their many years of personal medical care. We also thank the staff at Shadyside Hospital and Weirton Medical Center for their compassion and care.
Memorial contributions may be made to The American Lung Association or The Salvation Army.
Share your tributes and memories with his family at www.grecohertnick.com.
Funeral Home:
Greco Hertnick Funeral Home
3219 Main Street
Weirton, WV
US 26062
Uncle Bud, We love you very much and you truly will be missed by all of us. See you in Heaven!!!!!!!!
Bud was a wonderful Pap to my boys and they will miss him dearly. He was also a great father-in-law to me for 9 years. May God bless the Wright family in this time of rememberance…there are many many stories and meaningful experiences with Bud that will not be forgotten. He was a very special man.
Bud & I were class of 53 classmates. I know he will be missed by family & friends. My prayers are with you during this sad time. God bless.
May God Bless you and be with you during these times. Bud and I graduated from high School together.Once a Big Red always a Big Red. thanks to a Veteran. GOD BLESS, Nemo
Dear Wright Family, we are thinking of you during this time of sorrow and hope that the remembrances bring you some peace and comfort. At this time of year, we celebrate the birth of a baby. Because of that special baby, we can rejoice in the place that has been prepared for Bud, where he is free from pain and suffering, and where we can trust that we will be reunited with our loved ones in Heaven. In Sympathy, Mark & Karin Trauman (friends of Kristen & Ted)
I think that Bud was one of the boys that played ball with us up at Neffs ball field. Did he not live by Quincey, and I think we knew him as louis, I know that he has gone to a better place to prepare a resting space for us all. May GOD bless you and, though it be hard, remember him as he was. A good soldier and a patriot. May he rest in peace.
His service to our country is sincerely appreciated and a true inspirations to us all. Thank you! Walt & Rita Tuchalski Gettysburg, PA