DOROTHY LOUISE WRIGHT (MACKECHNIE)

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DOROTHY LOUISE WRIGHT (MACKECHNIE) Peacefully, with her family at her side, Dorothy Louise Wright passed away at the age of 85 on Thursday, November 27, 2003. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 58 years, Jack. Dottie leaves to mourn her children, Hugh (Linda), Terry (Melba), Ginny (Bruce) Thompson, Trish (Keith) Smith and John. She will also be sadly missed by her ten grandchildren, Margot Wright; Shannon (Matt) Wilson, Geoffrey, Kimberley and James Wright; Tracey (Joe) Bryksa, Rob and Aynslie Thompson; Scott and Jacqueline Smith; and her two great-grandchildren, Hayley and Taylor Bryksa. Dottie also leaves to mourn her sister Georgina Harris and her nieces and nephew. Born on November 6, 1918, Dottie grew up in Toronto, where she attended Branksome Hall, a private girls school. She enjoyed playing tennis, sailing and spending the summers with her father, Hugh Lyon Playfair Mackechnie, at French River and Lake of Bays in Ontario. Dottie married John Robert (Jack) Wright on April 22, 1939 and moved to Winnipeg. She quickly became part of the community raising her five children. She was a member of the Junior League and the White Cross Guild and volunteered her time with a number of organizations, including the Red Cross and teaching knitting at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. An active member of the Winnipeg Winter Club and St. Charles Country Club, Dottie enjoyed bowling, playing bridge and golf. She and Jack were also members of the Dance Club. Known affectionately as Dodo to her family, she led a vibrant life that included long winter holidays in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Most of all, she enjoyed spending the summers with her family at Granite Lake. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 2 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Lukes Anglican Church, Stradbrook and Nassau, with the Rev. Robert Brownlie officiating. Interment to follow at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens. Honorary pallbearers will be Gordon Gage, Edward Lemon, Bill McWilliams and Floyd Dowling. The active pallbearers will be her grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Health Sciences Centre Foundation Inc., the Victoria General Hospital Foundation Inc. or the Lake of the Woods District Hospital Foundation Inc.

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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 02, 2003