Eugene Blair Wright

Tue, 05/30/2006 - 3:16pm
By: The Citizen

Eugene “Gene” Blair Wright, 70, Peachtree City, died May 22, 2006. He was born June 8, 1935 in Parkersburg, W. Va. He retired from Turner Broadcasting System in 1997, after a 25-year career that propelled him from operating a transmitter to chief engineer to vice president of engineering. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel. Survivors include his wife, Nelda Wright, owner of Nelda’s Salon at CNN Center; children, Tim Wright, Statesboro, and Gary and Teresa Wright, Byron; and grandchildren, Alex Wright and Blair Wright. Memorial donations may be made to Promise Place, P. O. Box 854, Fayetteville, GA 30214, or The Alzheimer’s Association, Georgia Chapter, 1925 Century Blvd., Suite 10, Atlanta, GA 30345. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

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