BISHOPVILLE - Nelson Wright Jr., departed this earth on Oct. 6, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md.. He was born Sept. 1937 to the late Nelson and Iris Mae (Morris) Wright Sr. of Lewes, DE. Nelson was the loving husband of Darlene R. "Dee" Wright; father to Gary W. Wright, Robert N. Wright, and Lori Wright Collier; step-father to Leonard Smith and Lisa Brooks; grandfather to 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; brother to Robert E. Wright, Lester D. Wright, Dallas R. Wright, Phyllis M. Stallings, Barbara A. Clark and Patsy E. Wright; uncle to a host of nieces and nephews, and a friend to many. Nelson retired as a Communication Specialist with the Town of Ocean City and was a Gold Badge member of the Ocean City Vol. Fire Co where he served as a firefighter and an Emergency Medical Service Technician. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 at Ocean City Vol. Fire Co., Station 5 on Keyser Point Road in West Ocean City, MD. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations, in memory of Nelson Wright Jr. be sent to Coastal Hospice, PO Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802. Condolences may be sent by visiting www.hastingsfuneralhome.net