Obituary of Christine Thomas Wright

EAST VASSALBORO - Christine Thomas Wright passed away at her home in East Vassalboro on Saturday, June 18, 2016. She was born in Lewiston on Sept. 22, 1926, the daughter of Carl Anton and Dorathea Thomas. She grew up in Eustis, spending summers at King and Bartlett Sporting Camps. She graduated from Stratton High School in 1943, and from Maine General Hospital School of Nursing in 1947 as an R.N. She began her nursing career at Maine General; then went to Franklin Memorial in Farmington and Thayer Hospital in Waterville, retiring from the State of Maine hospital licensing board in 1987. She was predeceased by her husband, Louis E. Wright Jr., in 1975; and her brother, John Thomas, in 2011. She is survived by her daughter, Lynn Pulkka of Ocala, Fla.; her son Scott Wright of East Vassalboro; grandchildren, Karen Pulkka of Ocala, Fla., Nicole Wright of Augusta, Nathan Wright of East Vassalboro; her great-granddaughter, Amya Hertler of Augusta; and special friend and cousin, Alene Smiley of China. She was a class act, right to the end! At her request there will be no funeral services or flowers. Donations may be made to the Ronald McDonald House or the Humane Society of your choice.