RaShauna Wright and John Wright

Recorded October 6, 2019 Archived October 6, 2019 50:40 minutes
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Description

RaShauna Nicole Wright (37) talks with her husband John Henry Wright IV (36) about their "bucket lists", what they're most proud of, first meeting each other, and hopes for the future.

Subject Log / Time Code

JW and RW talk about their "bucket lists".
JW and RW talk about what they're most proud of.
JW recalls first meeting RW.
RW recollects their first memories together.
JW and RW talk about their plans and hopes for the future.
JW and RW talk about their words of wisdom for future generations.
JW and RW share how they'd like to be remembered.

Participants

  • RaShauna Wright
  • John Wright

Recording Locations

Crosstown Concourse

Initiatives


Transcript

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00:05 My name is Roshana Nicole, right? I'm 37 years old. Today's date is Sunday, October 6th, 2019 location to Memphis Tennessee. My interview partner is John Henry Wright the forest.

00:24 And he is my husband.

00:27 My name is I normally say just John Wright, but my wife is said my whole full name John Henry Wright the fourth. I am 36 years of age. Today is Sunday, October 6th 2019. We are in Memphis Tennessee. I am interviewing rashauna. Nicole Wright and this is my wife.

00:52 Thank you for the food. You want to start I want you to start.

01:01 Well

01:03 How start

01:07 Tell me what's on your bucket list.

01:11 That's a great question.

01:16 Oh my bucket list or your to do for Life get it done with whatever you want to call. It is right on top of my life would be awesome to run down and high five everybody and spin the wheel.

01:38 Bucket list

01:41 That's a good one, you know, of course traveling out to be able to retire and just travel and

01:55 I think that would be a what about you?

01:59 What's on your head Family Feud?

02:03 To that. I'd also love to be a one-hit wonder someday.

02:11 I have dreams to sing some way somehow that's on my bucket list is being able to take a big vacation with our families. I think that was that's a big thing on my bucket list. What are you most proud of stuff?

02:29 You

02:32 Now I'm proud. I'm proud of you for real, but I do a lot of things.

02:39 I'm proud that I'm able to get back on track with my PhD.

02:50 I'm really proud of that. Venezie.

02:54 I'm proud of you, too. Thank you.

02:58 I'm trying I have to think about that. What are you most proud of?

03:06 I'm probably most proud of working in a environment where I can mold and Mentor young people and or old to I reach their potential and I've been doing that now for

03:21 Seems like 10 years or so.

03:25 For me to be young as well. Let's have an impact on people's lives. That's really really important.

03:34 I'm very very proud of that. I'm proud of that for you as well. I see you block some of the last decade that I've known you.

03:44 Go team.

03:49 What do you think makes us such good friends?

03:53 How much we giggle and laugh together laughter is the best medicine I think because we can laugh and be silly and also be vulnerable and honest.

04:08 I think that makes us the best friends ever. What do you think? You'll be back? Tuesday is on the news that is on the road with Steve was same Steve Hartman CBS Evening News.

04:36 Yes.

04:40 But now I think because we laugh and we can be our full sails with one another. I think that is what makes us great friends laughter does good. Just like medicine.

04:56 What do you think makes us really good friends?

05:03 You know, I really think we get each other and you know, we build each other up. That's very important.

05:14 A lot of weird things. I like only you and I get that's

05:19 That's awesome. And

05:23 You know, we hold each other down. That's probably the most important thing to me. Is that loyalty? So

05:30 You're a great person when it comes to love. I love you. I love you, too.

05:39 We have an anniversary coming out next week.

05:43 2 years October 21st. Do you remember the fight that you met me?

05:49 Yeah, we met first day we met each other.

05:55 I was pulling in I was pulling up from work and I was about to take a parking spot and this little car came whipping in right behind me and the parking spot is kind of crooked. So I was driving a big kind of a big car at the time and sometimes I try to park there but you know, sometimes it's too much hassle. I'll just park all the way around the complex though. I saw you had a little car and I decided I park around and I didn't know who was in the car at the top, but I thought I would just go ahead and let you have the parking spot. And as I was parking you parked he did a great job cuz the spot is crooked. So.

06:42 When I saw you get out of the car, I remember saying hey good job if you were like, hey, you live over here. And you know, I don't think I introduced myself and you're looking very nice you at you were just getting off work as well. And I think I just told you, you know, my name and where I live. I told you I was on the third floor and that if you need anyting, you know, feel free to come up there and knock on my door. I guess it's kind of weird now that I think about it, is it weird that I made spilling my guts about who I was we would just be weird together to come knock on my door on the third floor whenever you get a chance.

07:28 And I know you have a number. I remember seeing you at the next day when I was outside with my dog and you were afraid of dogs at that time. So you're kind of in a week spoke with your little bit hesitant, but you know, we talked about you know, where you are from and what you like to do and we both love to eat. So I was like, you know, if you want to get something to eat and I kind of started from their defeat me immediately all my friends and we did that the next day. I don't know. I just know it's always good for good people to know other good people. So I felt that you were a very good person. You had a kind spirit and you are new to the city and I've lived here my entire life, so,

08:19 They are thought to be important for you to get you know initiated the right way with the right people. So I was kind of important.

08:27 Do you remember it differently? No, I remember the very same I have some colorful details.

08:41 I thought I'd caught your attention when you were walking tighten. I was checking the tire but nothing was wrong with that tired. I just wanted you to see me you did it. So rest was history. It was a Saturday afternoon around 1.

09:01 On day two after after we met at that first I do because it was like a hundred and sixty another and I never experienced heat like that.

09:26 Yeah, so

09:31 You just did I did but the heat I remember the Heat and we we were oblivious to it because we stayed out start talking to each other for about an hour and a half. Longer and tighten was being such a good boy.

09:48 Yeah, so we have a lot of things in common weird things like you going to London when you were 14 and I was in London when I was 14 when you play the trumpet in high school. I play the trumpet in high school.

10:04 Your dad likes old cowboy like as it comes my dad loves old Cowboys that comes at Mom's have the same birthday as he used to tell you you were an alias my dad sent you some business to spy on me to make sure I got here. Okay and was settling in fine man best movie ever.

10:37 Where do you see us in 10 years?

10:50 You give your own time with 1 5 10 25 and 5 years?

10:58 You know if I've years definitely continue to grow together, maybe a child, you know, I know we're working on it now or three start with the one first and you know, very very excited for you to finish your PhD, you know, I know that's been a long time coming for you. So I'm very very excited and for you and excited for my growth of my career as well.

11:33 And I've been in the hospitality business now for to happen seems like

11:39 Almost, you know 18 and 20 years ago a long time. I'm 18 when I first started 18 years and 18 years or so from cleaning toilets all the way to you know, the director of rooms at the largest hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. That's a great accomplishment. So, you know, I just look forward to you know, continuing to grow and continuing to motivate and mold and and I will continue to grow together and

12:12 Hannah philosophy in the next 5 10 15 20 years. What about you?

12:21 In the next 5 years.

12:24 Is that for 10 or 15 or 20?

12:35 Us being parents in the next five years. I'm really hopeful for that.

12:42 I can't wait to see what the future holds for you and your career I Envision that you will be a general manager of a hotel at that point you have.

12:57 Best worth ethic ever

13:00 And I just you just shine. I'm looking forward to that. I am my own professional life. I look forward to being.

13:10 Finished with my PhD and then a professorship at a university very much. Looking forward to that.

13:22 That's great. I am personally just continuing to travel going back to Hawaii. Maybe another internet. No not maybe another international trip.

13:38 So I unpacked all the boxes.

13:43 In front of you, is that okay?

13:53 I'm not going to bust you out on okay, so if this was our very last conversation

14:04 Is there anything that you'd want to say to me?

14:08 Have a good one and that is trying to be crabby. I would like to say, thank you.

14:17 For this beautiful life. We are building together. I have built together. I want you to know that you know, I love music. You are my favorite love songs all wrapped into one and made incarnate.

14:37 Garnet. Just like the love that I can touch

14:41 I freely admit. I just if this was our last conversation, I want you to know how much I love you. How proud of you I am.

14:52 And

14:56 Don't be sad cuz we will see each other again.

15:01 We will and you can marry somebody after 3 years.

15:07 Now, but I'm going to run to

15:13 I don't care about that.

15:16 I don't care about that, but I'll see you again.

15:20 How about you?

15:27 If this was our very last conversation with when I say to you.

15:33 I would tell you to stay strong keep your head up.

15:41 You know.

15:43 Hotel U2

15:47 Don't lose sight of your dreams and your hopes and

15:52 I will tell you that I will always be with you and I'm so happy to have met you and marry you and build a life with you and

16:04 Everything's going to be okay.

16:09 That's what I would say. Thank you.

16:16 Oh now you come back for that. I really can't.

16:29 What are the most important lessons you've learned in life?

16:34 I'm still learning though.

16:38 You know.

16:40 The one thing that I learned and am still learning is that things don't always move at the pace that you want them to move so I can be a very impatient person when like when I want things to happen. I want them to happen when I say and life doesn't work that way. So, you know, one of the most important lessons that I've learned is that you know to be patient and I truly honestly feel that good will always Prevail over evil. That's like very, you know important to me.

17:19 You know and

17:22 You know just you know, whatever you put out into the world. It will come back to you. So I always try to radiate positive energy always try to you know, turn a negative situation into a positive one because you know that but I believe in that life Aura I believe in energy. So, you know, I like to always make sure I'm exhibiting positive energy. So I think I may answer that question, but somewhere else is listening and I

18:00 You know put out into the world what you want, so

18:05 I love that.

18:09 I'm trying to think of another question to ask you sleep.

18:17 You have another question for me tomorrow to look at it.

18:23 Tell me about your grandchildren.

18:38 Oh, there was one.

18:43 So since this is going to be

18:48 The document in Forever, what would you say to your future children or to your descendants?

19:01 Wow.

19:02 What words of wisdom would you give to them? I don't know if I have enough time.

19:12 To my children

19:15 You know too much older not with I would tell them that life is hard, you know, and to never give up that you can do anything you want to do.

19:31 Don't let anybody tell you that you can't.

19:34 That

19:36 Inno

19:40 Don't know, you know that the world is the world is theirs, you know, and everything is there for the taking and to never second-guess yourself and you know it to make sure you treat other people the way that you want to be treated. That's now a you know, the most important thing is to make sure you put out what you want to get back. So what would you say?

20:12 I would say a lot to say value.

20:17 Your relationships your family or friends pour into the people around you because

20:26 We need each other.

20:29 And you need people to get through this life is not easy there. Lots of good parts to life and live in

20:39 It's really good. I would also say

20:43 Keep a song in your heart, but anybody that takes that away from you and

20:53 To just love yourself.

20:56 And everything else will fall into place think we shouldn't do.

21:12 I just had another question. I was going to ask you.

21:18 I like to think.

21:21 How would you like to be remembered?

21:25 How to ask a question like that already have it

21:29 I would like to be remembered.

21:32 Is being kind.

21:36 Always ready to

21:40 Help

21:44 For being loving

21:49 That's what I what I just want to I want to know. I want people to know how much that I cared and I hope that people would remember that part of me.

22:03 Most people do they would and they already do.

22:08 How about you?

22:11 I would just like to be remembered.

22:15 This is a great person, you know, just all around, you know, like you said, you know somebody who really cares.

22:25 I know just somebody who always want to see the best, you know out of anybody, you know.

22:33 Hey, I'm just like to be remembered as

22:36 If somebody who was always there.

22:43 It will be.

22:52 New Hamilton the end of August what? I don't have anything else that I don't think, think we could send it to copyright LOL have any Originals?

23:24 I love you babe. This is great. You know, like I said, I'm new to this whole experience. So I got Maya tutorial last night for about a couple of hours and minutes ago. Was it July?

23:40 I will two nights ago and I didn't know how this was going to work out. But this is really really fun. I'm so glad that we did this and

23:52 And that's why I married you cuz the things like this and I would never have done, you know.

24:00 That's why we make each other. So great. Thank you for being open to it. I've been staying for storycorps for years over a decade and probably 15 years for sale at work and cry listening to other people's stories. And now I can cry. I'm so glad we had the chance to do this today. But thank you for being open to it as a part of our anniversary celebrations. I have a choice I would have now, you know, what I would have just come because you could come solo. You would have done it by yourself. You would have done it by yourself 100% you would have it just looks kind of crazy but

24:51 Now it looks like we never live that down.

24:59 I'm saying that right now and no.

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