JOHN J WRIGHT, class of 1946, a businessman, engineer and inventor died December 18, 2008 at Greenwich Hospital from complications of diabetes
Mr. Wright was the president and founder of Marine and Industrial Hydraulics, Inc. ( MIC ) located in Mamaroneck, Wythe manufacturing company specialized in the design and assembly of hydraulic actuators with applications in marine, aeronautics and energy industries. He developed several in¬novative models of waterproof hydraulic actuators that are installed in water treatment plants in North America. John traveled throughout the world pursuing business opportunities; he was overseeing the installation of actuators on the Petrobras P-36, the worlds largest off-shore oil drilling platform off the coast of Brazil in March 2001 when an explosion occurred on another area aboard the vessel that killed numerous workers and ultimately sank the rig. He was evacuated by helicopter from the disaster.
John Joseph Wright was born February 5, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Catherine and Walter Wright. He gradu¬ated front .the New York State Maritime Academy at Fort Schuyler in 1946 and served` in the US Merchant Marine. He rose from Ensign to the rank of Lieutenant JG and was honorably discharged. He worked as an engineer for Rockwell Manufacturing Co. before founding MIH. He moved the company to Mamaroneck, NY in the early 1980s and continued to work until his death.
John was a Rye for more than 37 years and most recently resident in Sterling Park. He was a parishioner at the R.C. Church of the Resurrection and a member of the Coveleigh Club in Rye. He was also an avid ruffed grouse hunter, sailor, gardener and opera buff. He was devoted to his family and enjoyed the Christmas season immensely, meticulously decorating an enormous tree each year.
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