Robert L. “Bob” Wright, 77, of Burlington, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington.
Born Sept. 1, 1947, in Ottumwa, he was the son of Robert George and Mary Ellen Wright. He was a proud veteran who served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He married Barbara Gilliland on Dec. 31, 1969.
Robert worked as a Correctional Officer for 25 years for the Fort Madison Penitentiary and Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility…