Ricky Dale Wright was born on December 19, 1948 to Roy and Dorothy (Nygaard) Wright at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids, MN. As a boy he grew up on the family farm north of Osage. He attended Osage Elementary School and later went to Park Rapids High School graduating in 1967. He then attended Detroit Lakes Technical School for welding. He did iron works in the cities from 1968 - 1978. He married Joanne Hughes on March 7, 1970 and lived in Crystal, MN. They had two children, Beth, and Roy. After Rick’s snowmobile accident the family moved to Park Rapids in 1978. Rick worked for Itasca Manufacturing and Johnson Construction. In 1987, Rick and Peter Pickett started R & P Repair. He continued this business until 2015. After that time, he had his own hobby shop. Rick’s life was surrounded with work. He enjoyed fixing things and making things.