Thomas J. Wright

Thomas J. Wright was born in Kearny, New Jersey, the only child of Thomas E. and Margaret E. Menyko Wright, on November 19, 1933. He graduated from St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, NJ and Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ before employment as an electronic design engineer at ITT Laboratories in NJ. 

He married Clare Stauder on April 12, 1958. They were later divorced. Their four children were born in New Jersey, prior to the family moving to Utah in 1966, when Tom accepted a job offer he couldn’t refuse. He worked in several positions for E-Systems, including Director of Navigation Aids Engineering, before retiring in 1993. He was a long-time parishioner of St.Vincent dePaul Catholic Church in Holladay, UT.

Tom spent his retirement years in Florida, then St. George, UT, before moving, in 2014, to Olympus Ranch in Murray, UT, where he resided until his death.
Tom took great joy throughout his life in his family, and in listening to jazz music. His pleasures in his retirement years included living, hiking, and taking photos in red rock country, especially Zion National Park.

Tom is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Martin and Rebecca Moray Wright of NM, his daughters; Karen Wright of CT, Lin-Marie Wright of UT, and Diane Wright of MA; three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

A vigil service will be held at 6:00PM on Thursday, March 31, and mass will be celebrated on Friday, April 1st at 12:30PM; both at St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church, 1375 Spring Lane, Holladay UT 84117. Interment to follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Salt Lake City, UT.

A live stream service of the Friday, April 1st mass at St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church will be availble to view on this website.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic Relief Services or the donor’s favorite charity.