Timothy Wright was a Grammy Award-nominated gospel musician and pastor of the Grace Tabernacle Christian Center in Brooklyn, New York.
In July 2008, Wright was critically injured in a deadly car crash that claimed the life of his wife, Betty Wright, and his grandson, D.J. Wright. Wright died at the age of 61, after spending nearly a year undergoing rehabilitation, on April 23, 2009.
Car Accident
On July 5, 2008, Timothy Wright suffered serious injuries in a car accident in central Pennsylvania. Wright's wife and co-pastor, 58-year-old Betty Wright, was killed in the wreck. The couple's 14-year-old grandson, D.J. Wright, also died. The New York Times: Church Shaken by Crash That Took Pastor’s Kin (July 7, 2008) The wreck was caused by an impaired driver going the wrong way on Interstate 80, near the Church of God in Christ in Detroit. Wright underwent rehabilitation until he died in April 2009.Christian Post: Famed NY Gospel Singer Timothy Wright Dies at 61 (April 24, 2009)
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Roosevelt, New York
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Wright wass the founder and pastor of the Grace Tabernacle Christian CenterThe New York Times: Car Crash Badly Hurts Gospel Star; Wife Dies (July 5, 2008)
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Died on April 23, 2009
