Robert Howard Wright M.D.

Robert Howard Wright, M.D., formerly of Greensboro, departed this life on 2 December 2014 in Palm Coast, Florida. He was born on 6 February 1922 in Delair, New Jersey, the only son of Russell Harrison Wright and Florence Starn Wright. He graduated from Greensboro High School, Maryland, in 1936 at the age of sixteen. Attended the University of Maryland, College Park, and is an alumnus of Washington College, Chestertown. World War II interrupted his medical studies at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia. He served in Europe with the Army 8th Armored Division. On his return from Europe, he resumed his medical studies graduating in 1949. In April 1949, he married Phyllis M. Smith of Greensboro, North Carolina. Dr. Wright returned to his hometown, Greensboro, Maryland to practice general medicine. In 1962, Dr. Wright went back to school to specialize in Pathology. In 1974, he joined a medical group to build a 300 bed hospital in Fallston, Maryland. Dr. Wright was a lifelong Mason as a member of Temple Lodge, 128, Denton, Maryland. He became a Shriner in 1955 and Potentate of Boumi Temple Shrine, Baltimore, Maryland in 1975. He has held various positions in the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Sojourners as a life time member. Always an active participant in the many clubs and organizations affiliated with the Masonic order and military groups. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis M. Wright, and three children. Deidre Jean Wright retired USAF, Major: Claire R. Drake, Speech Pathologist in Frederick, Maryland; and Robert H. Wright, Jr., accountant and business manager at Florida Institute of Technology. He also has six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM Sunday, December 14 in the Fleegle and Helfenbein Funeral Home, Greensboro with a visitation from 1 to 2pm, prior to the service. Inurnment will follow the service in the Greensboro Cemetery. Please, no flowers. There will be a celebration of his life in March with the entire family in attendance in Palm Coast, Florida. Details will be provided later. Arrangements in Florida are provided by Craig-Flagler Palms Funeral Home, Flagler Beach, FL. To offer condolences to the family please visit www.fleegleandhelfenbein.com.

Robert Howard Wright M.D.

February 6, 1922 - December 2, 2014