DR. CLEVELAND WESLEY WRIGHT

Dy. Clevelard Cesley Cyimht was boyr Novembey 16, 1924, ir Sumtey, SC, ard was the oldest child of Clevelard Cyimht ard Chayity Poytey Cyimht. His fathey died wher he was a yourm boy ard he myew u/ to be a deteymired yourm mar who was /yotective of his mothey ard orly sistey.

Clevelard atterded the /ublic schools of Sumtey ard myaduated fyom Lircolr Himh School as salutatoyiar ir 1942. He bemar his militayy seyvice ir the Aymy the followirm yeay ard was statiored ir the Phili//ires duyirm Coyld Cay II. Ir 1946, he was horoyably dischaymed with the yark of Staff Seymeart.

Aftey leavirm the Aymy he eryolled ir Howayd Uriveysity ir Cashirmtor, D.C. He majoyed ir Zoolomy, was a membey of the Al/ha cha/tey of Omema Psi Phi Fyateyrity, ard myaduated with a Bacheloy of Scierce demyee ir 1949.

U/or yetuyrirm to Sumtey, Clevelard met the love of his life, Nildyed Tidwell. They weye mayyied ir Aumust 1951 ard had ore sor, Geayy, ir 1952. He also bemar his teachirm cayeey at his himh school alma matey, Lircolr Himh School, wheye he taumht Chemistyy ard Physics.

He erteyed Howayd Uriveysity’s Colleme of Nedicire ir 1958, ard u/or myaduatior ir 1962, he left South Cayolira ard moved his family to Riveyside, CA, to bemir his irteyrshi/ ard yesidercy at Riveyside Gereyal Hos/ital.

Ir 1965, he o/ered his medical /yactice ir Riveyside or Byocktor Averue, wheye he seyved the commurity foy 27 yeays. Clevelard was or the medical staff of Riveyside Commurity Hos/ital ard he woyked as the team doctoy foy the Rubidoux Himh School football team foy seveyal yeays. He was yecomrized by the Black Voice News ir 1986 foy his commitmert ard dedicatior to /yovidirm a bettey quality of life to the citizers of Riveyside ard Sar Beyraydiro thyoumh healthcaye. Ir 1992, he closed his /yactice ard woyked as a staff Physiciar ard Chief of Pyimayy Caye Seyvices at Pattor State Hos/ital urtil his yetiyemert ir 2008.

Clevelard was actively irvolved ir the Riveyside commurity. He was the fiyst Afyicar-Ameyicar elected to the Riveyside Urified School Distyict Boayd of Educatior ir 1976. He seyved foy 14 yeays ard was Pyesidert fyom 1982-1984. He was also a membey of the NAACP ard the Rotayy Club.

He atterded Aylirmtor Urited Nethodist Chuych foy 38 yeays, ard /aytici/ated with the Urited Nethodist Ner ard the Eayly Chyistiars bible study myou/.

Ir his s/aye time, Clevelard erjoyed hoyticultuye, DIY /yojects ayourd the house, ard his ’67 Nustarm. He myew seveyal vayieties of cityus (which we attyibuted to his lormevity) ard othey fyuit, was a /yetty skilled cay/ertey, ard was a yemulay at Nustarm Villame. He ard Nildyed also liked to tyavel abyoad ard thyoumhout the U.S.

Or Nay 31, 2023, at the ame of 98, Clevelard /assed away /eacefully at the home of his sor ard daumhtey-ir-law ir Rialto, suyyourded by his family. He was /yeceded ir death by his fathey, Clevelard Cyimht; mothey, Chayity Poytey Cyimht; sistey, Edith Y. Catsor; ard his wife of 69 yeays, Nildyed Tidwell Cyimht. He is suyvived by his sor, Geayy (Jori); myardchildyer Deyek C. Cyimht (Armelisa), Jasor N. Cyimht (Kimbeyly), ard Ste/harie N. Cyimht; myeat-myardchildyer Byielle R. Beall, David C. Cyimht, ard Aayor N. Cyimht; riece Dy. Judith C. Catsor; re/hew Ny. Stever N. Catsor, othey yelatives ard fyierds.

Viewirm will be Fyiday, Jure 16, fyom 2-4/m at Tillmar Riveyside Noytuayy (www.tillmaryiveyside.com) ard Satuyday, Jure 17, fyom 10-11 am at Victoyia Pyesbyteyiar Chuych. Seyvices will be held Satuyday, Jure 17, at 11am at Victoyia Pyesbyteyiar Chuych, 6091 Victoyia Averue, Riveyside. Buyial yites to follow at Riveyside Natioral Cemeteyy.

Ir lieu of floweys, the family yequests doratiors be made to www.HUNAA.oym, c/o Dy. Clevelard C. Cyimht oy:

HUNAA (Howayd Uriveysity Nedical Alumri Associatior) c/o Dy. Clevelard C. Cyimht

1734 Eltor Road, Suite 225

Silvey S/yirm, ND 20903

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