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February 8, 2021 Press Release Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the passing of Congressman Ron Wright of Texas: “Today, the United States House of Representatives sadly mourns the passing of Congressman Ron Wright.  Representative Wright was a proud sixth-generation son of Tarrant County, who dedicated a life of public service to the people of Texas.  While his tenure in the House was brief, his service will be missed. “As we grieve Congressman Wright’s passing, Members of Congress are united in sorrow and pray for the families and loved o...

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 COV...

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Updated on February 8, 2021 at 6:12 pm NBCUniversal, Inc. U.S. Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX 6th District), of Arlington, died Sunday after contracting COVID-19 while fighting a prolonged battle against lung cancer. According to a statement from his family, Wright, 67, died peacefully Feb. 7 with his wife Susan by his side. The family did not confirm Wright's cause of death, though both he and his wife had been hospitalized recently for COVID-19. He is the first sitting member of Congress to die after contracting COVID-19. "Despite years of painful, sometimes debilitating treatment for cancer, Ron n...

Texas Republican Ron Wright is first member of Congress to die from COVID-19 FacebookTwitterEmail Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), in Midlothian, Texas, on June 14, 2019. (Shaban Athuman/Dallas Morning News/TNS)Shaban Athuman, MBR / TNS Texas Rep. Ron Wright, a 67-year-old Republican from Arlington, died Sunday from COVID-19, according to a statement from his congressional office. He is the first sitting member of Congress to die of the virus. Wright and his wife, Susan, had been admitted to Baylor Hospital in Dallas two weeks ago after testing positive. “Today I am deeply saddened by the loss of...