Terry Lynn Wright, 44

Terry Lynn Wright, 44, loved and respected by many and hated by few, was called home to the Lord on Saturday, May 25, 2013.

A celebration of Terry’s Life will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Mt. Hall Community Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, at 11 a.m. with a light lunch reception to follow. The family is grateful for the many thoughts and prayers during this grievous time.

Terry was born on June 21, 1968, in Ada, Okla., (but we won’t hold that against him) to Dickey and Sandra Wright. But Terry didn’t hang around Oklahoma long; he grew up in Dimmitt, Texas, where he enjoyed his fair share of mischief and pranks and cultivated his deep love of 80s hair bands.

He graduated from Dimmitt High School in 1984 and attended college at Texas Tech University. After college, Terry moved to Plainview, Texas, where he met his future wife, Kelli. Terry and Kelli married on Oct. 12, 1993 in Dallas, Texas.

Terry and Kelli had six children: Lindsey (28, Texas), Christopher (21, Texas), Marti (21, Bonners Ferry), Michael (20, Bonners Ferry), Katlyn (20, Bonners Ferry), and Emily (18, Naples). Being passionately committed to their family, Terry and Kelli moved to Bonners Ferry in 1998 seeking a healthy, wholesome and safe place in which to live and raise their children.

Terry worked for CEDU Family of Services for many years but soon found his way back to his true passion: woodworking. He studied fine furniture building and completed the master program with Gary Rogowski, Northwest Fine Woodworking Studio in Portland, Ore.

Terry’s work has received much acclaim and has been featured in galleries in Idaho, Washington and Oregon.

Terry was an honest and hard-working humble man who enjoyed working on projects around his home, tooling in his shop, hunting and fishing, and exploring nature and the mountains.

He was a World War II history buff and relished in learning anything and everything.

Terry also had an acute interest in politics and the more recent Iraq/Afghanistan conflict of which he was never short of opinions. Terry was a proud American and patriot and often spoke of his regrets of never serving his country.

He was ever the consummate jokester and enjoyed a good laugh both at his own expense and others.

While he enjoyed many hobbies and pastimes, Terry’s main focus in life was his wife and children.

He was the king of his castle and was never more happy than watching a Mavs game at home with his family. Terry had a long list of loves in life, first and foremost, his wife Kelli; they were partners in every sense of the word. Their support for each other was unending and their cohesiveness was apparent to all around them.

Terry also loved God and His amazing grace, a fine cut of figured wood, hollering Christmas Eve gift, cream cheese shrimp dip, guns and ammo, Ronald Reagan, a beautiful Texas sunset and crisp mountain air, all things music including Mr. Roboto, traditional values and morals, good friends, homemade mac and cheese, The Big Lebowski, animals of all kinds (especially when they stayed put in the pasture), coconut cream pie, his country, the Dallas Mavericks, and sitting on the porch swing counting his blessings.

Terry is survived by his wife Kelli and their six children: Lindsey, Christopher, Martina, Michael, Katlyn, and Emily, and granddaughter: Kaylee, and numerous close friends and extended family.