Republican Rep. Ron Wright of Texas has died, his congressional office announced in a statement Monday, saying that he had been admitted to the hospital after contracting COVID-19.
Ron Wright outside the Capitol introducing the K9 Hero Act in November 2020. (Twitter/RepRonWright) Over the past few years, Congressman Wright had kept a rigorous work schedule on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives and at home in Texas Congressional District 6 while being treated for cancer, it added. He had undergone treatment for lung cancer after it was diagnosed in 2018.
“As friends, family, and many of his constituents will know, Ron maintained his quick wit and optimism until the very end,” the statement further said. “Despite years of painful, sometimes debilitating treatment for cancer, Ron never lacked the desire to get up and go to work, to motivate those around him, or to offer fatherly advice.”
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Print article Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, who had received cancer treatment for years, died Sunday after being hospitalized with COVID-19. He was 67. “His wife Susan was by his side and he is now in the presence of their Lord and Savior,” a statement from his office said. “Over the past few years, Congressman Wright had kept a rigorous work schedule on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives and at home in Texas’ Congressional District 6 while being treated for cancer. For the previous two weeks, Ron and Susan had been admitted to Baylor Hospital in Dallas after contracting COVID-19.”