Janeice Braman Wright

WRIGHT Please Sign the Guestbook @ Jacksonville.com Janeice Braman Wright, 97, a resident of Ashford Court, Jacksonville Beach, passed away February 17. She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Henry James (Harry) Wright of Ponte Vedra. She is survived by her children Edgar A. (Reddy) Martin III of Jacksonville, the Honorable Lawrence Dent (Larry) Martin and his wife Donna of Naples and her daughter Janeice Wright Roy and her husband Charles T. (Tom) Roy Jr. of Greenville, SC; by her four grandchildren, the Honorable Janeice Martin of Naples, Charles T. Roy III of Maui, HI, Eleanor Roy Barrett and her husband James of Wayne, PA and Henry James Roy of Shanghai, China; and by her great-granddaughter, Lila Barrett. Mrs. Wright graduated from Lee High School. She received an associate degree from FSCW (now FSU), a teacher's certificate from the University of Florida and taught school. Her first marriage was to Edgar A. Martin Jr., deceased, of Jacksonville. Mrs. Wright met and married Mr. Wright of Pelham Manor, NY, a Navy fighter pilot, at Ponte Vedra. Mr. Wright was stationed at the Naval Air Station after World War II. The couple and her sons moved to Pelham Manor, NY where he began his career with the Western Electric Company of the Bell System and their daughter was born. Mrs. Wright worked as a model in New York City, sold real estate in Pelham. During Mr. Wright's career, the family also lived in Edina, MN, Madison, WI, Summit, NJ, Houston, TX and St. Louis, MO then returned to Pelham Manor where Mrs. Wright completed a certificate in interior design at the New York School of Interior Design and started her own business. Mrs. Wright was a member of the Junior League, a fund raiser for the Children's Home Society and an active supporter of the Cummer Museum. She loved flowers and was a founder of the Dianthus Garden Club of Jacksonville. She studied painting and was an accomplished artist. She also studied jazz piano, was a friend of many jazz musicians in the Jacksonville area and was a "Hornblower" donor to jazz performance programs at the University of North Florida. She was an avid and accomplished bridge player and a director of the Timuquana bridge games. In 1979, Mr. and Mrs. Wright moved to 340 Ponte Vedra Blvd. They were members of Christ Episcopal Church, Ponte Vedra, and the Ponte Vedra Club. In 1992, the couple moved to Vicar's Landing. After Mr. Wright's death Mrs. Wright lived at The Windemere, Sawgrass. In 2010, she moved to Ashford Court. A memorial service will be held at 10am on Wednesday, February 22 in the Chapel at Christ Episcopal Church, 400 San Juan Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach. Condolences may be entered on line at the Florida Times-Union web site guest book. Memorials in lieu of flowers may be sent to the Jacksonville Humane Society, 8464 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32216. Arrangements are under the direction of HARDAGE-GIDDENS FUNERAL HOME, 1701 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Beach.

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