JOHN VIRGIL WRIGHT, age 72, a resident of Irving, Texas for 40 years, formerly of Dallas, died Sunday, October 21, 2007 at a Dallas hospital. Born September 12, 1935 in Lampasas County, Texas to Charlie Wright and Bertha May Davis Wright, he married Ruby Faye Ross on October 14, 1957 in Nowata, Oklahoma. After more than 20 years, he retired as a service supervisor from Trane Company in Dallas. John was a war historian, amateur astronomer, musician, wood craftsman, avid hunter, and he was completely devoted to his daughters and their husbands, grandchildren, great-grandson, and most especially, his wife of 50 years. Survivors include his wife, Faye; daughters, Donna Lewis and husband Carey of Henrietta, Karen Angelica of Riverside, California, Cindy Latimer and husband Michael of Colleyville and Mary Carrol of Irving; grandchildren, Darla Ashley and husband Nathan of Abilene, Monica Latimer of Colleyville, Brendan Moore of Riverside, California, Greg Lewis and wife Tiffany of Richardson and Spencer Carrol of Irving; great-grandson, Hunter Ashley of Abilene; brothers, Barney Wright and wife Anne of Denton, O. B. Wright and wife Odessa of Whitehouse and J. R. Wright and wife Myrna of Brownwood; sisters, Margie Daniel of Comanche and Charlotte Graham of Brownwood; as well as, numerous nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home. Service will be 1 p.m., Friday, October 26, 2007 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Brian Hall officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving.