LAFOURCHE and TERREBONNE PARISHES, LA. 

Obituary for: WRIGHT, ROBERT 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: The Daily Comet, Lafourche Parish La. and Houma Today, Terrebonne 
Parish, La.

Published: Sunday, June 13, 2010 

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Robert Roland Wright, 92, a native and resident of Houma, died Saturday, June 
12, 2010.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time Tuesday at St. Francis de 
Sales Cathedral in Houma. Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, 
with burial in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth Pellegrin Wright of Houma; two sons, Thomas L. 
Wright and wife, Harriet Chauvin, of Fort Myers, Fla., and Richard P. Wright and 
wife, Diane Troxler, of White Castle; eight grandchildren, Holden R. Wright and 
wife, Aron, Timothy H. Wright and wife, Blaire, James R. Wright, Anne E. Wright 
Hebert, Margaret M. Wright, Elizabeth C. Wright, William T. Wright and Anne W. 
Hebert and husband, Joshua Hebert; one great-granddaughter, Madison H. Wright; 
two step-granddaughters, Lynell Ervin and husband, Shane Ervin, and Nicole 
Dufrene and husband, Glenn Dufrene; four step-great-grandchildren, Scott 
Deloach, Alex Dufrene, Ashlyn Ervin and Alyssa Ervin; one step-great-great-
granddaughter, McKinna Deloach.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Elward Wright and Levie Druilhet 
Wright; one son, Robert R. "Bob" Wright Jr.; five brothers, Thomas Elward Wright 
Jr., Paul Alexandre Wright, Conley Joseph "Dooley" Wright, Kenneth Holden "Doc" 
Wright and Louis Druilhet "Jet" Wright; four sisters, Alva Larose, Marguerite 
Cooke, Sarah Sandoz and Marian Wright.

He graduated from Terrebonne High School in 1934 and attended Louisiana State 
University, where he earned a B.S. degree in civil engineering. He was inducted 
into the U.S. Army in November 1941. He received his commission at Fort Benning, 
Ga., in June 1942 and served in the Pacific theater for 3 1/2 years. He was 
recalled to service in 1950 during the Korean War and served as a captain in the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He founded and operated Robert R. Wright Civil 
Engineers and Surveyor until his retirement.

He was a member of the Louisiana Association of Professional Engineers and 
Surveyors, the Society of American Military Engineers, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 
a charter member of Ellendale Country Club and was a life member of the Knights 
of Columbus.

He was a lifelong member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. He was awarded 
the Papal Medal "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice" bestowed upon him by Pope Paul VI.

He was a devoted and loving husband. His greatest pleasure was being with his 
family.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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