Rodney Harold Wright
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Sharon Griffee
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Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5 A Notice - July 30, 2011
Rodney Harold Wright,
73, Grand Junction, died July
28, 2011.
Services will be 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Orchard Mesa Cemetery.
A potluck reception will
be at 4 p.m. at the east shelter of
Lincoln Park.
Survivors include his son,
Doug; one brother; Alvin; one
sister, Jeanice Swank; and three
grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can
be sent to Western Slope ATV
Association, P.O. 4283, Grand
Junction 81502., or the Mesa
County Sheriff and Rescue in
care of the Sheriff ’s Department,
P.O. Box 20,000, Grand
Junction 81502.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 4 C Obit - July 31, 2011
Rodney Harold Wright, age 73,
passed away Thursday, July 28,
2011.
Rodney was born August 14,
1937 in Grand Junction, CO to
Harold Lester and Marjorie
(Brown) Wright. He graduated
Central High School in 1955.
Following graduation, Rodney
proudly served in the U.S. Navy.
He married Sharon Griffee; she passed away in 1973. Rodney was a
stocker for grocery stores and a member of UFCW Local #7 Union.
Rodney loved to ride his ATV. He was an avid member of the
Western Slope ATV Association. He loved to visit the Grand Mesa
with his family, win at cards and board games, be outdoors, and
make people laugh.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Douglas and Josie
Wright; brother, Alvin Wright; sister, Jeanice Swank all of Grand
Junction; and three grandchildren, Sharon Wright, Kristen Wright
and Angeline Fish.
A graveside service will be held Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 10:30
a.m. on the hillside of Orchard Mesa Cemetery. A potluck reception
will be at 4:00 p.m. at the East Shelter in Lincoln Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to Western Slope ATV
Assn., PO Box 4283, Grand Junction, CO 81502 or Mesa County
Search & Rescue, c/o Mesa County Sheriff's Office, PO Box 20,000,
Grand Junction, CO 81502.
Arrangements are under the caring direction of Callahan-Edfast
Mortuary.
