WRIGHT GILBERT W

WO1 Gilbert W. Wright was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 06/21/2014 at the age of 77.2 from Heart problems
Kyle, TX
Flight Classes 68-507 and 68-7
Date of Birth 04/18/1937
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with A/1/9 CAV in 68-69
This information was provided by wife called into HQ

More detail on this person: Gilbert W. Wright Gilbert W. Wright Karnes Countywide (TX) - Monday, June 23, 2014 Retired Chief Warrant Officer Gilbert W. Wright, 77, died Saturday, June 21, 2014, in Buda. He was born April 18, 1937 in Murfreesboro, Ark. to William Wright and Claudia Musgrove Wright. Mr. Wright retired from the US Army in 1979 after 25 years of service. He served as a Rotary Wing Pilot Instructor during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. He and Lilly Yosko married on May 16, 1981 in Runge. Survivors include his wife, Lilly Yosko Wright of Buda; daughter, Kelly (Brett) Ruxer of Austin; and three grandchildren Lily, Willow and Phoenix Ruxer. A rosary service will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 25 at Rhodes Funeral Home in Karnes City. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 26 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Panna Maria. Interment will follow, with full military honors, in the Panna Maria Cemetery. Funeral services are entrusted to Rhodes Funeral Home, Inc. of Karnes City

Burial information: Panna Maria Cemetery, Panna Maria, TX

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Date posted on this site: 04/13/2025