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Edward Wright Obituary

Edward R. Wright
May 13, 1928 - January 7, 2021
Edward R. Wright passed last Thursday in Lodi, California. Ed, as his family and friends knew him, was born in Tecalitlan, Jalisco, Mexico and immigrated to America in 1944. He started at Otis Elevator in 1954 and remained in the industry for over 40 years. Ed was predeceased by his beloved wife, Dolly, and will be missed by all who knew him.

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Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Jan. 13 to Jan. 14, 2021.

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kurt pless

January 17, 2021

i first met ed when was about 17. he and my mother dated and then married. he would always take me camping with him and my mother. he has a big family. i remember helping him build his cabin in Tahoe, that is when i first learned how to snow ski. he and my mom would take me fishing a lot as well. he was a great step-father and treated my mother well. R I P Eddie.

William Fraser

January 17, 2021

Ed and Dolly where great friends with my parents Bill and Betty Fraser. The Fraser Family send our prayers and thought to the Wright Family. So sorry for you loss.

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