Dean Wright to mark 80 years
Dean Wright
Dean Wright was born February 9, 1936 to Burman and Delma (Albright) Wright. He graduated from Skidmore High School in May 1954 then worked for Dean Peters two years. He went to Denver, Colorado where he worked on road construction until he was drafted into the US Army. Upon completing advanced training, Dean was sent to Korea to join the 51st Signal Battalion. They set poles and cables from Wijongbu to the DM Zone on the 38th Parallel. He was discharged October 1960.
On August 31, 1985 he married Ruth Brown acquiring five stepchildren and several grandchildren. Dean is a member of the Skidmore United Methodist Church, where he serves as trustee and is also President of the Smith Cemetery Board.
Dean retired September 1997 from Missouri Department of Transportation after 35 years of service.
