Lyle A. C. Wright

Lyle fought his health battle with the same determination that saw him though many victories on prairie rinks. He once said there were three important things in life – health, work, and family – and that the first two were only important because they were what made it possible to be there for the third. Those who knew him know hockey was a close fourth, and right to the end, he was still playing five days a week, with "a great bunch of guys."

Despite a diagnosis of prostate cancer in 1993, followed by a 1995 heart attack, he still managed to play over 2,000 games since his 1999 retirement from Petro-Canada. When he wasn’t on skates, he was cheering on his grandchildren at their events. His enthusiasm was matched only by his decibel level. He treated each gathering of family like it might be the last, with gratitude, enjoyment and pride. No one laughed harder. No one contributed more. No one was more insistent to pin down the date for the next family dinner.

His legacy of integrity – by way of example – is firmly engrained in his three children: Kim (Trecia), Shelly, and Kirby (Kris), as well as in his grandchildren: Alex, Sierra, Wyatt, Garrett, David, Mac, Miller, and Brody. In addition to Rochelle, his wife of almost 52 years, his grandchildren were the loves of his life. He could not have been prouder of his family, or more determined to spend as much time as possible with them.

Please feel free to donate to the The Prostaid Calgary Warriors, Box 72126, R.P.O. Glenmore Landing, Calgary, AB, T2V 5H9. A Celebration of Lyle’s Life will be held Monday, February 14 at 2 p.m. at South Calgary Funeral Centre, 12700 Macleod Trail South, (at Lake Fraser Gate). Please join the family, including his remaining siblings – Lyla, Donna, and Jack – as we say good-bye to our valentine.

Expressions of sympathy may be left for the family in the guest book section found adjacent to this obituary.