Ralph Wright Jr.

Ralph WRIGHT, Jr. Born on September 14, 1920 Mobridge, South Dakota to Anna and Ralph and passed peacefully on Tuesday, September 23 in Seattle, Washington. He was preceded in death nine months by his wife, Marless. Ralph was a veteran of WWII and lived in Kent since 1956. He was a mechanic and retired from Rothschild Stevedoring, Seattle. Ralph was co-owner of Wright's Mower Service, Kent for more than 30 years. He loved being around people and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Fixing things was his speciality and if he couldn't fix it, he would make it from scratch. Ralph will be missed by daughter Anna Parrott (Craig) son Jeffrey of Dayton, son, Jerry, Kent, and son Joel of Burien , his two granddaughters, Allison Parrott of Seattle, and Lesley Parrott, Kent, and two sisters, Margaret Mehlhaff, Edmonds, Helen (Bill) Lynnwood, and brother Henry, (Betty Ann) San Jose, California. A memorial will be held on Friday, October 3 at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Kent. Remembrances can be sent to Children's Hospital Foundation, PO Box 50020, Seattle, WA 98145, earmarked to uncompensated care or cancer research fund or to Zion Lutheran Church, Kent, Washington.