Sylvester W. Wright's Obituary
Sylvester W. Wright 82, of Fairfield Twp. passed away on Thursday evening May 17, 2012 in South Jersey Regional Medical Center, Vineland. He was currently a resident in the Cumberland Manor, and had been in declining health for the past two years.
Born in Hopewell Twp., May 3, 1930, he was the son of the late Orville Wilson and Dora Wright, and the husband of the late Betty Ann nee Cuff Wright.
Sylvester was a mechanic and owned and operated his repair shop for 40 years, in Fairfield Twp. He started his working career as a teenager working for Atkinson Lane Farm in Hopewell Twp, near his family home. He was enlisted into the US Army and served as a Staff Sgt., and was honorably discharged. After his military service, he was hired at the former Cohansey Motors, where he attended Chrysler certification school and was trained and certified to repair Automatic Transmissions on Chrysler, DeSoto and Plymouth. He also worked for Downer Chrysler Plymouth, and was well versed in not only Chrysler products, but also Ford and Chevrolet. He loved tinkering with antique cars and was well known for his collection of automobiles, and the restorations of such. He also enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycles. He was a member of the Cohanzick Region Model A Ford Club, and had also served as an officer with the Fairfield Twp. Police Department. Sylvester was also a former member of the Fairfield Twp. Planning Board, and a member of Trinity A.M.E. Church, Gouldtown. He was friendly, and always willing to help someone out, especially the elderly.
Surviving him are his two daughters Karen Herman and Kimberly Bryant and a special friend Agnes Green all of Fairfield Twp., his four sisters Lorraine Brown, and Bernice Phillips and her husband Lewis all of Fairfield Twp., Doris Collins of East Orange, NJ, and Virginia Collins of Quinton Twp., his four grandchildren Duane Herman, Sheldon Bryant and his wife April, Michell'le Bryant, and Leana Daniels, his great grand daughter Sierra Herman, and many many friends.
Besides his wife Betty, he was predeceased by two brothers Francis Wright and Jerome Wright.
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