James A. Wright

BOXFORD – James A. “Jim” Wright, 65, passed away on March 19, 2025, following a long struggle with Lewy body dementia. He was the husband of Laurie (Stromberg) Wright with whom he shared 21 years of marriage.

Born in Boston on March 16, 1960, he was the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (O’Halloran) Wright. He was raised and educated in Boxford and graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Jim worked for 31 years for the Department of the Navy as an engineer for SUBMEPP at the Portsmouth Naval
Shipyard, providing maintenance and optimal safety for the US Navy submarine fleet.

Jim and his first wife Brenda (Peachey) built their home in Berwick, Maine, where they raised their 3 children. After Brenda’s death, Jim married Laurie, a childhood friend, and eventually moved back to Boxford. Jim was an avid athlete, excelling in baseball and football, weightlifting, competing in local triathlons as well as finishing 2 Ironman triathlons in Montreal. He was a 3rd degree black belt in
Taekwondo. Jim was a handyman; building things and working with tools as well as renovating houses were hobbies he enjoyed. He always said he could fix anything except a broken heart.

Jim was a loving husband, a devoted father, and a good friend. He always put others first and was right there to lend a hand to someone in need. He brought joy and laughter to everything he did. He was a member of the Second Congregational Church of West Boxford. Jim adored his wife and children, they
were his whole world, and there was nothing he would not do for them. He was a kind, gentle, sentimental man who had a heart as big as the sky. Jim has touched the lives of so many and will be truly missed by his family and many friends. May he always have fair winds and following seas.

In addition to his wife Laurie, he is survived by his 3 children: Alex Wright of St Louis, Missouri, Zach Wright of Berwick, Maine, and Jillian Genereux and her husband Jake of Bozeman, Montana. He is also survived by his siblings: Lisa (Orr) of Simsbury, Connecticut, Jenna (Moser) of Hampden, Maine, Dan of
Newmarket, New Hampshire, and Ned of North Berwick, Maine, as well as many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife Brenda (Peachey) of Middleton.

Please join the family for a celebration of Jim’s life on Saturday, April 5, at 11 a.m. at the Second Congregational Church, 173 Washington Street, West Boxford, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jim’s name to the Second Congregational Church, PO Box 508, West Boxford, MA 01885. Online directions and condolences are available at www.LyonsFuneral.com.