George J. Wright, 86, of Vero Beach, formerly of Oyster Bay, N.Y., passed away on Feb. 1, 2016.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Peggy Noble Wright; five children, Peggy (Peter) Watson, Patricia (Joseph) Miller, Barbara (Peter) Stanco, George (Laurel) Wright and Pamela (Jeff) Armstrong; 10 grandchildren: Christopher, Kathleen, Gregory, Brian, Alexandra, Megan, Connor, Declan, Liam and Aila; five step-grandchildren: Joseph, Jonathan, David, James and Samantha; and two great-grandsons, Owen and Samuel.
Wright was born in Oyster Bay, N.Y., to Kathleen and Edgar (Buster) Wright. His brother, Peter and sister, Sheila Glander, predeceased him.
He had many accomplishments in his life. He had a successful banking career in New York. He retired as an EVP at Fleet/Norstar Bank, but his pride and joy was his family.
A gathering will be held from 3 to 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 at Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 at 10 a.m. at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church at Vero Beach.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the National Parkinson Foundation, Boca Raton Chapter, 3848 FAU Blvd, Ste 305, Boca Raton, FL 33431 or VNA Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, Florida 32960 would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.