Helena duPont Wright

Helena duPont Wright obituary, Chesapeake City, MD

Helena duPont Wright

Helena Wright Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 28, 2025.
Helena Allaire duPont Wright

July 6, 1939 - April 23, 2025

Lana Wright of Chesapeake City, MD, passed away peacefully at home on April 23, 2025 at the age of 85.

Lana was a "First Lady" in the equestrian world. She was an avid & extremely accomplished horsewoman growing up in a foxhunting family in Delaware. After graduating from Oldfields School her life revolved around horses. In 1964 in Tokyo, Japan she set a record as the first female to ride in Olympic Three-Day Eventing bringing home a team silver medal & in 1991 in Zwettl, Austria was a member of the first United States Pair Driving Team to win a gold medal at a World Driving Championship. Among her many equestrian accolades, in 2012 she was inducted into the United States Eventing Association Hall of Fame & in 2015 was awarded the United States Equestrian Federation Lifetime Achievement Award. The endurance challenge was one Lana was passionate about in both Eventing & Driving so it was a natural progression that her equestrian career continued to competing in Endurance taking her to the Pan American Endurance Championship in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Lana continued to enjoy Foxhunting long after her competitive years.

Lana touched countless lives sharing her love of horses, her knowledge, her horses & property inspiring & encouraging young equestrians through Pony Club. She was never happier than when taking her daughter & grandchildren on a picnic trail ride on horseback at Fair Hill where she devoted hours designing & building combined driving & endurance riding courses for Fair Hill International.

A devoted mother & grandmother, Lana is survived by her daughter Lucy Dunne (Michael) of Reading, VT, grandchildren Wright Morris, Beale Dunne & Ridgely Dunne. She was predeceased by her parents Richard C & Allaire duPont, brother Richard duPont, Jr, husband Dr. William Wright & daughter Beale Morris.

A celebration of Lana's life will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 11:00AM at St. Augustine Church, 310 & Mitton Road, Chesapeake City, MD 21915. The burial will be held privately. A gathering will be held after the services. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made payable to "Fair Hill International, Inc.," and sent in care of R.T. Foard Funeral Home, P.A., P.O. Box 248 Rising Sun, MD 21911.

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