Wright, Dorothy, 1948-2016

Dorothy Susan Steiwer was born in Seattle, Washington on February 5, 1948 to Mary B. and Robert Leland Steiwer. On July 16, 1969 she married Robert Ritenour and the couple made their home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dorothy attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees. She divorced Robert Ritenour on July 17, 1978. She then married Richard Franklin Wright on February 4, 1984. After Frank Wright's death in 2003, she married Richard Avila. Dorothy Wright wrote about the history of Las Vegas, Nevada and lobbied for the inclusion of the Welcome to Las Vegas sign on the National Register of Historic Places. She served on the Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission and was an early member and leader on the board for of the Neon Museum. She passed away on January 19, 2016.