Current:Home > NewsRodeo Star Spencer Wright Remembers Late Son Levi, 3, at Heartbreaking Funeral Service -TruePath Finance
Rodeo Star Spencer Wright Remembers Late Son Levi, 3, at Heartbreaking Funeral Service
View
Date:2025-04-14 19:27:44
Levi Wright's legacy will live on through his family.
Rodeo star Spencer Wright and his wife Kallie Wright recently shared their most cherished moments with their 3-year-old son—who died on June 2 from injuries sustained in a toy tractor accident—to honor his memory at his funeral service.
Describing his son as "the funniest kid," Spencer remembered how Levi loved tractors, often making a beeline to its section whenever the family was at a toy store.
"'Dad, can I look at the tractors?'" he recounted during Levi's June 11 funeral, before quipping to guests how usually "that means I'm bringing a tractor home."
Sepncer—who also shares daughter Steeley, 5, and son Brae, 10 months, with Kallie—continued with a chuckle, "I'd usually have to pry it out of his hands."
Spencer also noted that Levi had a big sense of humor, playing pranks in the public to embarrass his parents. Still, Kallie said Levi was "impossible to get mad at."
"He was as pure and tender as they come," she shared in a speech of her own. "He had always been shy, but once he could talk, he wasn't afraid to say how he felt."
Kallie, too, acknowledged Levi's love of tractors that noted that "one of his favorite places" was with his dad whenever the family needed to work on their ranch.
"If Spencer was digging or building something," she recalled, "Levi was always right there on dad's knee."
Levi was hospitalized in critical condition May 21 after accidentally driving his toy tractor into a Utah river. He was removed from life support nearly two weeks later.
"Levi loved his big sister, Steeley, and playing with her was one of his greatest joys," read his obituary published by Southern Utah Mortuary. "They were instant best friends. The verdict was still partially out on his baby brother, Brae, but Levi often asked to 'hold baby.'"
"Levi's family would like to extend a warm thank you to the volunteers and first responders that participated in his search and rescue," the tribute added, "as well as the attentive and compassionate staff at Primary Children's Hospital."
Keep reading for more Wright family moments.
Kallie Wright shared a photo of son Levi—who was taken off life support in June 2024 following injuries sustained after he fell in a Utah river on a toy tractor—and daughter Steely alongside husband and rodeo star Spencer Wright in 2022 writing, "Snuck away to spend some time with Dad!!"
Kallie posted this photo of Levi with his face covered in chocolate in 2022, captioning the moment, "I can't not share this, he loves his ice cream!"
In February 2023, Levi and Steely helped their parents announce that there would be a baby boy joining their family. "We are so lucky!!" Kallie wrote at the time. "Thanks to my bestie Mindy Sue Clark for the fun reveal with the kids!"
Baby Brae was born in August 2023, Kallie shared on Facebook Aug. 2 writing, "Introducing Brae Milo Wright! Our hearts are so full!"
At the end of January, Kallie posted a photo of Levi and Steely posing in the field with their dogs.
As the family of a rodeo star, Levi and his siblings spent their fair share of time around horses, with Kallie posting this sweet image of her and Levi riding a horse together in March 2024.
During Levi's hospital stay, Kallie changed her Facebook profile photo to this sweet mother-son moment.
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (6)
Related
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Ohio man gets 3-year probation for threatening New Mexico DA
- Is this the era of narcissism? Watch out for these red flags while dating.
- Jennifer Lopez says divorce from Ben Affleck was 'probably the hardest time of my life'
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Nicky Hilton Rothschild Shares Secret to Decade-Long Marriage With Husband James Rothschild
- Who went home on Episode 2 of 'The Summit' in chopped rope bridge elimination
- Close call at Nashville airport came after planes were directed to same runway, probe shows
- Megan Fox's ex Brian Austin Green tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'grow up'
- Stanley Tucci Shares The One Dish Wife Felicity Blunt Won’t Let Him Cook for Christmas
Ranking
- South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after Yoon impeachment
- WNBA Finals: USA TODAY staff predictions for Liberty vs. Lynx
- Jayden Daniels brushes off Lamar Jackson comparisons: 'We're two different players'
- House Democrats in close races try to show they hear voter concerns about immigration
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- Florida power outage map: 3 million Floridians without power following Hurricane Milton
- Boost Your Forex Trading Success with Forex Broker Reviews (reviews-broker.com)
- The Daily Money: Revisiting California's $20 minimum wage
Recommendation
SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
'Golden Bachelorette' judges male strip contest. Who got a rose and who left in Ep. 4?
Seven NFL coaches on hot seat: Who's on notice after Jets fired Robert Saleh?
Polluted waste from Florida’s fertilizer industry is in the path of Milton’s fury
Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
New Orleans Saints to start rookie QB Spencer Rattler in place of injured Derek Carr
Where will northern lights be visible in the US? Incoming solar storm to unleash auroras
When will Malik Nabers return? Latest injury updates on Giants WR