Obituary of John WRIGHT

John Thomas Wright II passed away on June 9, 2008 in Winslow, AZ at the age of 59. He was born to John Wright and Almira (Larsen) Wright on November 14, 1948 in Long Beach, CA.John served proudly under the direction of the United States Army. He worked for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad as a locomotive engineer for the past 31 years. He was a member of the Brotherhood League of Engineers. John was a great father who was full of life. He loved Jesus Christ and was proud of his affiliation with the Church of Christ. He was a hard worker and spent a lot of time building on to his home.John is survived by his wife, Sandra Wright of Lake Havasu; sons, John Wright III, Sam Owens and Clayton Lutz; daughters, Dianna Wright, Samantha Deanda, Candice Lutz and Nicole Lutz; mother Almira Wright; brother, Joseph Wright; sisters, Helen Pippin, Shawn Allen, Karen Neill and Glenda Mann and six grandchildren.A visitation will be held Friday, June 13, 2008, 8:30 to 9:00 am at Lietz-Fraze Chapel. Graveside services will follow the visitation at Lake Havasu Memorial Gardens at 9:30 am. Military honors will be presented by VFW Post 9401 and American Legion Post 81.Donations may be made in John's name to VFW Post 9401, 266 London Bridge Rd., Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403 or Children of Israel Fund, 4150 Emerson, Skokie, IL 60076 or The Children's Christian Fund at www.christianchildrensfund.orgThoughts and condolences may be submitted to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.comArrangements were placed under the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home & Crematory.