Kelly Renee Cecil Wright

1968 - 2024

Kelly Renee Cecil Wright

January 28, 1968 - July 19, 2024

Folsom, California - Kelly Wright was called Home on July 19, 2024, following a tragic accident while on vacation with her family in Kauai, Hawaii. Kelly was born in Reno, Nevada on January 28, 1968 to Donald and Carol Cecil of Willows, CA.

Kelly attended school in Sparks, NV until 1976 when she and her mother, Carol moved to start their new life in Willows, CA with Donald Cecil. As a young girl, Kelly learned baton, becoming a majorette for both the Willows Intermediate and Willows High School bands. She received numerous first-place medals and awards as an independent baton twirler proficient in the double baton, hoop baton as well as the fire baton. In her high school days, she became the organizer of her cohort of friends. She would plan movie nights and sleepovers, designating who was to bring what ingredient for taco salad. Her friends depended on her having Cheetos and Ding Dongs in her lunch. Kelly earned her marksmanship medal at Willows Rifle Club while in high school. She also was a cheerleader, and a member of both the tennis and track and field teams. In her senior year, she was the 1st Runner Up for Miss Glenn County. Kelly graduated from Willows High School, class of 1986, and her senior quote was "Nothing is a waste that makes a memory."

Kelly's confidence exploded as she went off to college and rushed her sorority, Alpha Phi, became a Sigma Chi Fraternity little sister, and went all in on Greek life. It was a bus trip down to UC Santa Barbara for the school's big Halloween celebration event where Kelly met Dean Wright. That night Kelly told her friends and family "I found Mr. Wright, and I'm going to bear that man's children!" Kelly was initiated into the Epsilon Gamma Chapter of Alpha Phi, earning leadership positions and was the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi in 1988. She graduated from California State University, Sacramento in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Kelly married Dean on November 20, 1993, at Bidwell Presbyterian Church in Chico, CA. Kelly loved her life with Dean and their precious weenie dogs. Their love only deepened through the years and their home became a favorite gathering place for family and friends. Having children was a dream of Kelly and Dean for quite a long time. Due to health issues, pregnancy eluded Kelly for years, however her desires for a family never dwindled. At a ladies' poker night in 2007, Kelly met a friend of a friend, Cathy, who had listened to Kelly tell her story about her pregnancy hardships. That very night, Cathy, not knowing anything else about Kelly or her family, offered to be her surrogate. Several conversations later, Dean, Kelly and Cathy dove headfirst into a surrogate pregnancy. On Kelly's birthday in 2009, Cathy gave Kelly the best birthday present ever, a baby girl they named Quincy! Kelly absolutely adored every single second of watching her daughter Quincy grow up and experience life. Quincy was the light of Kelly's life.

Kelly loved everything about life, especially her own, her family, and her job. Kelly and Dean both knew how to have a great time and made every event they hosted magical. Her laugh was contagious, and you would never hear a complaint from Kelly (unless you gave her bad customer service). Kelly had many favorite hobbies including water skiing, playing cards and dominoes with her family, snow skiing, travel and vacation, hanging with friends, being an avid wine connoisseur, watching The Bold and the Beautiful soap opera, and reading Nicholas Sparks novels. She was always living her best life and she made those around her comfortable and cared for.

Kelly was a natural in sales and found her niche in marketing. She was extremely knowledgeable about pharmaceuticals and became an expert in medical conditions and treatments. Though she made an impact wherever she worked, her most recent position was the Director of National Accounts at AbbVie Inc. a Biopharmaceutical Company.

Kelly is survived by her husband, Dean Wright and daughter Quincy Wright of Folsom; her mother and father, Carol and Donald Cecil of Willows; her sister, Dawn Cecil Hampton (Hunter), her brother, Logan Cecil (Leni), nephew Ryder Cecil, all of Chico; half-brother, Whitney Crow (Cristy) of Scottsdale, AZ; and Patrick Sanderson of Carson City, NV; her father-in-law, Richard Wright of Fairfield; sisters-in-law Wendy Barton of Whitefish MT, Tracey Lee (John) of Fairfield, Deidre Scholtes (Joseph) of Vacaville; brothers-in-law, Bobby Daniels of Florida, Randy (Barb) of Vacaville, and Daren (Julie) of Sacramento as well as a host of nephews and nieces including Jared Barton, William Lee IV, Britni, Kylee, Payton and Presleigh Daniels, Sierra and Ryan Scholtes, Coleton Wright, and Cade and Chyna Wright.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Fremont Presbyterian Church, 5770 Carlson Drive, Sacramento, CA. Suggested arrival time is 10:30 a.m. Reception to follow at the church in Ferguson Hall.

In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make a donation to one of Kelly's favorite charities:

Young America's Foundation at https://yaf.org/.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society at https://www.nationalmssociety.org/.

ASPCA at https://www.aspca.org/.