George Wright, age 89, of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024. George was born in Brooklyn, NY to Alfred and Nelli Wright on November 22, 1934. George was preceded in death byboth his parents and his brother Freddie Wright, his former wife who was the mother of his 3 children and his beloved wife Maryann. He is survived by his daughters Bonnie (Jerry) Nunnenkamp, GiGi (John)Juergens, his son Scott Wright and step sons Chris (Dolly) Montebello and Robert (Karen) Montebello and his sister Marge Gerba from New Jersey. He also leaves behind his beloved grandchildren Alex Montebello, Amy Ash, Charles Juergens and Krista Montebello. George was full of life and lit up any room with his fantastic stories and wicked sense of humor. He was an avid car enthusiast his entire life. George loved working cars. Over his lifetime he has owned so many cars we can't recall all of them, George was extremely handy and could fix or make anything. Everything he said he worked on except electricity, "I don't mess with that". George was a foodie and he loved sweets, especially chocolate. George loved a good scotch and a good martini. George worked mostly in the linotype printing industry. He moved from Long Island, NY to Las Vegas,NV in January of 1986, He worked in security for several casinos. His last job before retiring was at St. Rose de Lima Hospital in the maintenance department. He retired from there after 10 years of service.
Please come celebrate George's life with us
A memorial service for George will be held Friday, April 26, 2024 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Palm Eastern Mortuary, 7600 S Eastern Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89123, followed by a reception from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Our Family is so thankful and blessed to have had George's devoted girlfriend Cheryl Shuman by his side for the past decade. George was so fortunate to have her to help and support and care for him and be his constant companion. Lastly, we want to thank the staff at St. Rose Siena Hospital for all they provided for our dad.
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