Robert C. Wright

DR. ROBERT CULVER WRIGHT, DDSBob, born on May 27, 1925 in Crookston, MN, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2007 at Seasons Hospice, Rochester. Bob volunteered for the U.S. Army immediately after graduating from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, Class of 1943. In December 1943, he shipped out as part of the US Army 31st Dixie Division. Bob a mortar man in a rifle division battled the Japanese on 3 islands in the East Indies. He earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. He returned to Thief River Falls December 24, 1945.He was a 1950 graduate from the UofMN School of Pharmacy. He managed the J&B Drug and was head Pharmacist in Thief River Falls. He married Regis Erickson in 1953 in her hometown of Fairmont. In 1956 Bob enrolled in the UofMN Dental School. Bob practiced dentistry from 1961 -1990 in St. Charles, MN.He was an active member of the St. Charles school board, Lions Club and Scoutmaster of Troop 54. He was member of the Minnesota Dental Association, and the Southeastern MN Dental Society. From 1993-2003 he taught pharmacology and was a supervising dentist in the Rochester Community & Technical College Dental Hygiene program. Bob resided at the St. Charles Assisted Living Center for 6 months prior to a short stay at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.Bob is survived by his five children: Thomas and wife Pamela Wright of Orono, Barbara Wright-Quarton of Rochester, Gregory and wife Karen Wright of Eden Prairie, Scott and wife Pamela Wright of Vadnais Heights, Lori and husband Eric Severson of Watertown, MN; grandchildren: Benjamin, Jillian, Chloe, Joseph, Carolyn, Rachel, Catherine, David, Elizabeth, Samuel, Ellen, Ann, Natalie and Gabrielle; Brother: Willis and wife Mary; Mother-in-law: Angela Erickson; Brothers-in-law: Earl and wife Ina, Richard and wife Carol. He was preceded in death by his wife Regis.Memorial service: Sat., March 31, 2007, 1:00 PM at Hoff Funeral Home, St. Charles with the Rev. James Callahan officiating. Friends may call from 5-8 PM Friday and noon until services Saturday at the funeral home. Please share your memory of Bob in the on-line guestbook at www.hofffuneral.com.In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Rochester Seasons Hospice, the St. Charles High School Scholarship Fund, or the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Family Assistance Center.