Michael Wright

WRIGHT, Mr. Michael A. - Age 54, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa, Arizona. Family hour 11:30AM Thursday, January 15, 2009 at Fairhaven Seventh Day Adventist Church, G-1379 W. Louis Ave., funeral service commencing at 12Noon, Pastor Charles Osborne, III, officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, 5175 E. Bristol Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11:30AM Thursday. Mr. Wright now lies in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 2PM-8PM today. Michael was born June 10, 1954, at Hurley Medical Center, the son of Sadie Patterson and Edwin Wright. He was a resident of Mt. Morris and Flint area for 51 years. After graduating from Mt. Morris High School in 1972, he attended Wilberforce University in Ohio and married Marilyn Perkins. He worked at Chevrolet Truck and Bus until he retired in 2004, later moving to Mesa, Arizona. Michael was a very caring person, who didn’t meet any strangers, and will be truly missed. He loved to play cards and dominoes. Mr. Michael Wright leaves to cherish his memory: daughter, Shantel Wright of Florida; 2 sons, Ricardo (Lameitre) Walker of Oak Park, MI and Michael Wright, Jr.; step-son, Dameon Perkins both of Florida; 5 grandchildren, parents, Sadie and Edwin Wright of Mt. Morris, MI; 3 sisters, Sharon Wells, Sheila Wright, and Pamela Wright of Flint; 4 nieces, LaQuanda Ross, LaShonda and LaDraia’ Wells all of Flint, and Myeisha Wright of Mt. Morris, MI; 3 nephews, Lewis Wells, Jr. and Leondra Wright both of Flint and Dontae Lawson of Clio, MI; 5 aunts; 5 uncles; special cousins, David Calloway, Ronald Quinn and William Calloway, Jr.; a host of other relatives and friends, including special friends, Auretia (Matthew Castille) Williams, Myron Roper, Bill Epps and Terrance McDaniels. Mr. Wright was preceded in death by his grandparents, Nellie and Henry Patterson, Mary and Caro Wright; several aunts, uncles and cousins. The family would like to express special thanks to Veronica Simon, Matthew and Auretia Williams, and the staff of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home.

Michael Wright

June 10, 1954 - January 6, 2009