- Harry Millard "Joey" WRIGHT — Halifax
Age 98, died in Halifax on October 26, 2022. Born in Deep Brook, Annapolis County, on his grandfather’s farm, he was the son of the late Dennis B. Wright and Harriet Nichols. Following graduation from MacDonald High School in Middleton, he attended Acadia University, Wolfville, from which he received an Engineering diploma and Bachelor of Science degree. Emigrating to the United States, he served in the United States Army in various locations. He attended the Montana School of Mines, Butte, Montana. He married his wife, Virginia (“Jinny”) Margeson Eaton, Milton, Mass., in 1947. In October 2021, they celebrated their 74th anniversary. A noted Nova Scotia artist, she died in December 2021. He was founding director of the Annapolis Valley Peat Moss Company. Later, he joined L.E. Shaw Ltd. later becoming Vice President and President of Clayton Developments Ltd. In 1972, he formed his own company, Colonial Scientific Ltd. He was president of the Halifax Board of Trade, a director of the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce, director of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC) and active in community organizations. Following retirement from his company in 1992, he began writing non-fiction books of which 10 were published, including “The Other Halifax Explosion” and “Nova Scotia Waldeckers”. He will be buried in Clementsvale in the Annapolis Valley where many of his ancestors are buried. The family thanks the staff at 7.1 floor at the Halifax Infirmary who were so kind and helpful to their father.
- Surviving are his children, David (Teresa), Steven (Janice) and Douglas, Cynthia (Bernie) and Carolyn Sue (Brian); as well as 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
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Abt 1924 - 1922
