Dr. Robert C. Wright DDS

OBITUARY FOR DR. ROBERT C. WRIGHT, DDS. Robert Curtis Wright was born on September 20, 1948, he was the second son born to the late Eugene and Josie Wright. The kids in the neighborhood would often flock to the Wright home to play with Robert and his brother, the late Donald. Josie took Donald and Robert and many of the other neighborhood children to Sunday School and vacation bible school at East Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where Robert would accept Christ at an early age. It would also be during his childhood that his best friend would give him the nickname that would follow him the rest of his life: “Big Otis.” Robert “Otis” attended the Cleveland Public Schools and would graduate as a member of John Adams High School’s class of 1966. During his high school years Otis played football in the position of offensive lineman. His football prowess would earn him a scholarship to Maryland State College a.k.a. University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He would also pledge and became a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and would graduate in 1970 with a bachelor of science degree in biology. After completing his undergraduate work, Otis applied and was accepted to the Howard University School of Dentistry in Washington D.C. where he would obtain his Doctorate of Dental Surgery in 1975. Dr. Wright would return to Cleveland after completing his residency and briefly open his practice on Lee Road before joining the Shaker Dental Associates. Dr. Wright would also practice at the Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Clinic, the Public Health Clinic in Summit County, the Trumbull County State Prison System, the Jordan Dental Centers, and the Cuyahoga County Jail. During his busy schedule, he also found time to teach dentistry as a Clinical Instructor at the Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Wright was a member of the National Dental Association and a former president of the Forest City Dental Society. He was honored this year with the Forest City Dental Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Whether you knew him as Robert, Bobby, Big Otis, “O” or Dr. Wright, it is fair to say that “Doc” was loved by all. He is survived by his nephews, Damon and Dante Wright; aunts, Patricia (Abe) Hopps, Jacqueline Hammond, Janice Hopkins, and Ardella Wright; cousins, Renee Davis, Roger Cansler, and Clayton Cansler, and a huge host of loving family and close friends.

Dr. Robert C. Wright DDS

September 20, 1948 - November 25, 2016