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Name:	Harris Giles Wright
Spouse:	Marjorie Lou Bauer Wright
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	DECEASED 2011,
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Class of	1947	Attended from through
Graduated Here?	Yes
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Birthdate:	March 22, 1929
Date of Death:	March 16, 2011

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Notes:	Harris G. Wright, 81, died March 16, 2011, in Sebring, Fla. He was born March 22, 1929, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Olin E. and Alice Lavonne Harris Wright. On June 2, 1949, he married his high school sweetheart, Marjorie L. Bauer, who survives. He was a 1947 graduate of Columbia City High School. He worked as a salesman for L.M. Berry Co. for over 25 years, and later was a realtor for Dave Creighton Realty, Warsaw, Indiana. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw, and a member and shareholder of Rozella Ford Golf Course, where he recorded two aces and taught many family members to appreciate and love the game. He was able to pursue his passion for golf throughout his retirement by moving to Sebring in 2003. Also surviving are a daughter, Teresa (and spouse Dewey) Waites, Warsaw; a son, David (and spouse Linda) Wright, Goshen; six grandchildren: Laura Wright (and spouse Cliff) Miller, Saline, Mich.; John and Aaron Wright, both of Goshen; Alicia Wright (and spouse Rich) Hoover, Elkhart; Andrew (and spouse Lindsay) Waites, Frisco, Texas; and Christopher Waites, Warsaw; four great-grandchildren: Noah and Owen Miller, Harris Waites and Chloe Hoover; two sisters Linda Francisco, Stuart, Fla., and Ann Jeanine Gehring, Scottsdale, Ariz.; and a brother, Daniel Wright, Bartlesville, Okla. He was preceded in death by his parents and infant son, John Louis. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church, Warsaw, with Father Philip DeVolder officiating. (Obituary by Sacred Heart Church, Warsaw, Indiana 4-18-2011) Enjoyed playing golf & loving life in his April 14, 2009 update.

Last Updated:	10-11-2011		Alumni ID:	12332

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