Junior Wright

Junior Henry Wright was born in Des Moines, Iowa on July 1, 1921, to John and Lela Wright. On August 24, 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and served in Algeria and was awarded the World War II Victory Medal. On January 1, 1947, Junior married Kathryn Emma Burrow in Des Moines, Iowa.

Junior worked at Meredith Publishing Company as a pressman, where he retired after forty-seven years. Junior was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt, fish, and trap. He would take his vacation and the whole family would go trapping. He was known as one of the best trappers around the area. He was featured in newspapers and the Iowa Conservation magazine for his trapping skills. Fishing was another passion he liked to do with family and friends. He took multiple trips to Canada and Alaska where he fished for walleye, salmon, and halibut.

Most of all he loved to have all his family around him. He always said his family was his greatest treasure. Junior would say it’s not what you get out of life, it’s what you put into life. He was one of a kind, a legend in his time.

Those left to honor Junior’s memory are his wife of 63 years, Kathryn of Des Moines; a daughter Christine (Darrell) Lawrence of Des Moines; two sons Chris (Becky) Wright of Des Moines and August (Linda) Wright of Indianola; seven grandchildren, Eric (Kristy) Lawrence, Aaron (Tina) Lawrence, Jennie (Adam) Zimmerman, Sarah (Steve) Hovey, Jared Wright, Tyler (Jenalee) Wright, Molly Wright; ten great grandchildren, Sydney, Madeline, Jessica, Dallas, Chelsey, Auriel, Dylan, Adabelle, Seven, Amaya, and one great-great grandchild, Gracie.

Preceding him in death were his parents, his brother David, and his sister Areta Oliver.

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