Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Wright, Dr. Donald April 4, 2009
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Portland Review & Observer - April 19 & 26, 2009

Dr. Donald Wright, 94, of Safford, Ariz., formerly of Portland, died April 4, 
2009.

Memorial services will be held later in Safford, Ariz.

Dr. Donald Wright

Dr. Donald Wright, 94, of Safford, Ariz., formerly of Portland, died April 4, 
2009,

Donald lived many years in Portland as a veterinary doctor.

He was active in community affairs and in the Congregational Church where he 
held many board positions and was a choir member. He also designed and built 
the sound chamber for the organ.

Donald and Elmere valued the historical events of Portland and the need to 
preserve them. They had a memorial monument placed on the north side of west 
Bridge Street near Potters Park to designate the birthplace of the author 
Clarence Buddington Kelland.

In the thirties and forties the young people of Portland were grateful for the 
skating rink on the bayou with a shelter. This facility was initiated and 
fostered by Dr. Wright. 

During World War II, as an Army captain, he served in Asia as a veterinarian 
doctor for the mules and horses of the Mountaineering Regiment employed in 
pushing through the Burma Road. 

In the beginning of their retirement years, the Wright’s spent summers in 
Portland and winters in Arizona in self designed slab wall solar heated homes. 
In the summer of 1993, Dr. Wright assisted in the supervision and construction 
of the church parking lot and the ramp handicap access.

His love of Portland motivated the need to verify the town’s history with solid 
proof.

He did this again in 2007 in his visit to Portland by cooperating in writing up 
historical facts and financing the production of metal plaques that were 
attached to boulders at three locations along the river trail.

The Wright’s also donated the diagrams of showcase in Portland library.

He was preceded in death by Elmere, his loving wife of 61 years.

Surviving are his sister, Mary Phillips, children, Rebecca Aaron and Charles 
and six grandchildren. 



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