to play a role in public life throughout the 1990s, sitting on the boards of City and Royal University Hospitals and serving as the first chair of the Saskatoon Health Board from 1992-1995. Wright was married to Betty and had four children - Lorne, Jack, Don, and Nancy, along with ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His grandson James Wright is an ice hockey forward who played for the Winnipeg Jets. Wright was for many years involved in community service organizations, such as the Saskatchewan Abilities Council, the YMCA and YWCA, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters, among others. Wright died from lung cancer while in palliative care at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon on December 9, 2014, aged 87. Awards and legacy In 1988 Wright was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1998 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of "his contributions to province and country." In 1999 he was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit and in 2005 the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal. Wright is the namesake of the Cliff Wright branch of the Saskatoon Public Library, located at the Lakewood Civic Centre in Wildwood, along with a number of streets in Arbor Creek. See also List of mayors of Saskatoon References 1927 births 2014 deaths Officers of the Order of Canada Mayors of Saskatoon Members of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit University of Saskatchewan alumni Deaths from lung cancer Deaths from cancer in Saskatchewan Saskatoon city councillors