 After Wright's death in 1991, she married Ralph Howe, the national grass court 60 & over singles champion, court tennis champion, Yale intercollegiate squash champion, North American singles squash champion, in 1991 and now is known as Janet Newberry Howe.In 1968, Newberry won the USLTA 16-and-under championship.In 1974, she played for the Boston Lobsters of the World Team Tennis league.