Romeoville will honor their slain soldier Monday with a memorial tribute.
The Army Spc. Kyle J. Wright, 22, was killed Jan. 13 when the Stryker vehicle he was driving hit an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.
Wright, a 2006 graduate from Romeoville High School, was the only person who died in the incident.
The tribute will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the Romeoville Recreation Center at 900 W. Romeo Road. No cameras or recording devices will be allowed at the service.
Kyle Wright’s father, Richard Wright, of Romeoville, will speak about a sense of honor. Other speakers will be Captain Jacob Saunders, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, who served with Kyle Wright.
Retired Lt. Col. Tom Wilczak, of the Romeoville Veterans, U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Hinsdale) and Romeoville Mayor John Noak will offer condolences.
Blue Star Mothers will present a gold star flag to Kyle Wright’s mother, Lynn Perry, of Webster, N.Y. Noak will present a memorial plaque and gold star flag to Richard and Tiffany Wright.
Romeoville High School’s Marine Corps Jr. ROTC Color Guard will post the colors. Romeoville High School Band, Romeoville High School Madrigals and the Grand Haven Theatre Company will perform and sing the National Anthem.
Chaplain Capt. Oluwatdyn Taylor, with the Illinois National Guard, will provide the invocation and benediction.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to: Operation Support our Troops IL, 1807 S. Washington St., Suite 110, #359, Naperville, IL 60565. Donations should be noted: “In Memory of Kyle Wright.”
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