Christopher A. Wright

So sad to read of Chris' passing. He will reside in our happy memories of NMU. Glen and Lilly Bonetti

Chris Wright was a selfless person. I only knew him through the wild mushroom certification program but witnessed his caring nature. He was instrumental in the inception process for the program and gave his all to ensure it's success. Chris will be missed.

Sandra Walker, Retired Program Mgr. MDARD

Man ...all i can say is i love you for who you are and your passion for what you loved most...my heart hurts i know your living on....love you chris you taught me so much . Thank You. Joel Stoner

Chris Wright, your gentle nature and kind mentoring will never be forgotten.

Chris was a very funny man and very kind he had a wealth of knowledge that he was happy to share with anybody who would listen when I took his class in field he still took me aside to make sure I understood all the questions and the correct answers and then invited me out for a beer afterwards. Rest In Peace My friend

When I first met Chris at the Ann Arbor farmers market we were ostensibly competitors. He was the real mycologist and established business man, I was the self taught kid, hacking together a mushroom farm through sheer force of will. Even so he was so friendly and open with me that we became good friends, and through all the knowledge and experience he shared I came to consider him a valuable mentor.
He never told me so directly, but I have always suspected his organization of the...

I've known Chris since the 1980's when I met him making mushroom kits for participants of the Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club at one of our annual "Fungus Fest" Fall weekends. Since then he always supplied me with mushroom kits to use in teaching others about mycology, and then we began to teach together, working with the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe in the Mt. Pleasant/Isabella County area. I know he loved the science of mycology very much and was dedicated to promote it enough to get a Ph.D. and...

I'm sure I'm not the only Michigander who appreciated all the work Chris did to further mycology and knowledge of mushrooms in our state. Thank you for a lifetime of good works.

Chris and I roomed together on a few different occasions while at NMU. There was a time when we were pretty much inseparable among a core crowd of best friends. You know who you are, Tom, Thomkat and Bob.

He was maybe one of the naturally smartest people I have ever met. One of those guys everyone envied, because he could be out goofing off and partying til dawn and ace his 8am chemistry exam.

Chris was a musician, a rocker, a writer, a math and science whiz and a eventually a...