ADA LOUISE SMITH WRIGHT

1936 - 2024

WRIGHT, Ada Louise Smith Passed peacefully, on December 26, 2024. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on August 16, 1936, to George H. and Ruth M. (Connolly) Smith. She lived her whole life in the Cambridge area, moving to Arlington, after she completed college, at Framingham State in 1958. In Arlington, she raised her two children, Liz and Hugh, with the loving assistance of her parents. In the late 1960s, she began substituting in the Arlington School system and was soon offered a full-time job at Ottoson Jr. High, where she worked for several decades. In the 1970s, she received a master's degree from Boston State University. After her mother's death, Ada and her father bought a cottage in Ogunquit, Maine, where they and the rest of the family, spent many wonderful summers. After retirement, she doted on her three grandchildren, George, James and William. Though they lived hours away, they came to visit in Arlington or Ogunquit as often as they could. She also rekindled an elementary school romance for several years. Fiercely independent, Ada lived alone in Arlington after Liz and Hugh moved out until August 2024, when she moved to Hugh's home, in Hoosick Falls, New York, where Hugh, his wife, Rebecca and son, William took very good care of her. Her furry companion, Fluffy, also remained by her side for her last months. She died very peacefully, surrounded by her family. Ada leaves her two children, Elizabethada Wright of Duluth, Minnesota and Hugh Wright of Hoosick Falls, New York; their spouses, Scott Segee and Rebecca Ference Wright; and her three grandchildren, George Howard Segee-Wright of Nancy, France and his partner, Julianna Marie French, James Scott Segee-Wright of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and William Wright of Hoosick Falls, New York. Visiting Hours will also be held in the Keefe Funeral Home, 5 Chestnut Street, ARLINGTON, MA 02474, on Sunday, December 29, from 5 pm-7 pm. Her Funeral Service will be celebrated in the Keefe Funeral Home, 5 Chestnut Street, Arlington, MA 02474, on Monday, December 30, at 10 am. Relatives and friends are invited to gather from 9 am - 10 am. Burial will follow in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge.

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