Milton King Wright

Milton King Wright, age 87 of Saint Paul, died on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024. Born on December 27, 1936, in Hampton, VA, he was the eldest child of Ray Herbert and Elsie Ray (Southwood) Wright. Milton was a musician from an early age, with violin lessons from age 5, a small chamber group in his family, and later work with Izaac Feldman and the Feldman Chamber Music Society in Norfolk. He played the viola, piano, organ, and flute, giving concerts and serving in churches. He majored in music at William and Mary College, graduated in 1959, moved to Yale Graduate School, and played with the New Haven Symphony. In Minnesota, he played in the orchestra of the Gilbert and Sullivan Very Light Opera Company and in quartets as concert master or violinist. Milton graduated from seminary at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN, in 1964, married Bonnie Sherman, was ordained as a deacon in the Episcopal Church, and began his ministry in Norfolk, in the Diocese of Southern VA. Ordained the following year into priesthood, he served for many years in Mecklenburg Co and at St. Timothy's church, Clarksville, VA, and performed mission work one summer in Bogota, Colombia. His two children were born doing that time. He served briefly at St. Paul's Church, Lake of the Isles, in Minneapolis, and as a supply priest in various places in Minnesota, including Winona and Bemidji. In 1994 he married his current wife Peggy Wright. In Chapel Hill, NC, Milton earned an MBA degree in 1978, and worked at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) there. After moving to Minnesota he worked in management consulting and as an executive recruiter. Preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Alice Wright Mull. He is survived by his wife, his brother David Lloyd Wright of Charlotte, NC, his sister is Lois Elmira Wright and Doris Carol Wright Conner, both of Williamsburg, VA, his first wife, Bonnie Sherman, and their children, Elizabeth Durand Wright and Francis King Wright, his granddaughter, Sasha Sherman Garcia, and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Funeral service at 11 AM Saturday, August 31st at St Mark's Cathedral, 519 Oak Grove St, Mpls. Visitation one hour prior to service. Memorials to St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral.

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Milton King Wright

December 27, 1936 - August 3, 2024

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Milton King Wright

December 27, 1936 - August 3, 2024

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