Gregory David Wright

A loving son, father, brother and friend, Gregory David Wright, 49, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Houston Medical Center.

A Warner Robins native, Gregory was born on April 28, 1972. Growing up, he played recreation baseball with his dad coaching his teams. Gregory graduated from Warner Robins High School in 1990. In 1989, while in high school, he started his longtime career at Kovac Paints where he became a Manager. Coinciding with his time at Kovac Paints, Gregory served as a firefighter for the Warner Robins Fire Department for 15 years and was a certified EMT. He loved all of his jobs and enjoyed helping anyone in need.

Gregory had a love for sports. In his spare time, he watched college football and was a huge Georgia Bulldog fan. On game days in the fall, Gregory enjoyed going to Athens to Sanford Stadium with his friends and also enjoyed traveling to away games. Gregory recently found a new sport he enjoyed playing, tennis with his father. He loved spending time with his family. Over the years, he took pleasure in getting to travel, especially on family trips. Gregory was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church and in his early twenties he volunteered as a youth counselor. Most recently, he was attending Andrew United Methodist Church. Gregory was known for his kindness and will be tremendously missed by all.

His memory will forever be treasured by his parents, Mickey Wright of Macon and Kay Harper Bazemore (Marvin) of Warner Robins; daughter, McKayla Conner of Savannah; sister, Joanna Crickenberger (Jason) of Warner Robins; stepsister and stepbrother, Tracie Campbell (Billy) and Carl Bazemore, all of Warner Robins; Aunt and Uncle, Joe and Joanne Kovac; cousins, Karen Swafford, Dwayne Dimsdale, David Dimsdale, and Joe Kovac, Jr.

Visitation with Gregory’s family will be Tuesday, August 24, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. The funeral service celebrating his life will immediately follow at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home. Following the service, Gregory will be laid to rest in Magnolia Park Cemetery. For friends and family unable to attend, the service will be streamed live via the McCullough Funeral Home Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mcculloughfuneralhome/live/.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests memorial donations be given in memory of Gregory David Wright to Tunnels to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10306.

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