Dorothy Wright

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Dorothy Wright is a local woman from Las Vegas, Nevada who works as a historian and historical preservationist. Dorothy Wright was born on February 5, 1948 in Spokane, Washington to two loving parents. Wright traveled to Las Vegas in 1969 and has remained there for the rest of her life. Wright died at the age of 67 in January 19, 2015 due to a battle with cancer. During her time there, Wright had joined many organizations and clubs in hopes of expressing Las Vegas thought the community or even throughout the state of Nevada

Organizations like the Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission, Clark County Parks and Recreation's Cultural Division, and Nevada Humanities Committee helped Dorothy organize and set up events to capture people's attention and emphasis Las Vegas's important history. She took an interest in participating in projects such as the creation of the Neon Museum and Winchester Cultural Center. Wright also interviewed many of Las Vegas's heroes including Betty Willis, which she then used to display their work of aiding communities. Wright spent many years doing this in hopes of helping people recognize Las Vegas's fascinating history.

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Dorthy Wright lived in Las Vegas, Nevada until her passing in 2015. Dorothy lived in Las Vegas for 46 years with her family. She joined many organizations there to express the love and history Wright had of Las Vegas. Mrs. Wright lived from 1948 to 2015. The Wright name continues to live on through her husband, Richard Avila; her son, Christopher Ritenour; granddaughter, Aras Edison-Ritenour; grandsons, Shak and Cruz McCrea; her sister, Bridget Aldaraca and her husband, Ed; and brother, James Steiwer and his wife, Jeanette; stepchildren, Tony Avila, Christy Taylor, Anna Avila and Aaron Avila, and Krysta; eight stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren. The Wright name is a memento of Las Vegas's long-lasting history that will be recognized for its efforts.

Dorothy Wright believed in Las Vegas's history and the work she put in to emphasize this city. She showed determination to aid organizations and events in order to help people and Las Vegas become recognized. Betty Willis was one of the many people whom Dorothy Wright helped to be recognized as a hero. Wright nominated Betty Willis's Las Vegas sign (Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas) onto national registry. Although Dorothy Wright has passed away, her work continues in today's unsung heroes and will continue to inspire young minds to treasure those most important to them