ARLINGTON -- Shirley Wright Zdenek, mother, adventurist and artist passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday in Greenwood-Arlington Chapel. Interment: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. She was born on January 3, 1931 in Tupelo, Mississippi, and graduated from Tupelo High in 1949. After graduation she attended Stephens College where she met her husband of 65 years, Joe Zdenek. They married and had three children. She enjoyed playing bridge, painting, and the beach. She was a world traveler from an early age and maintained her sense of wonder until the very end. She is survived by her husband; her son, Wright and his wife, Marissa; daughter, Julli Goodwin and her husband, Tom; son, Michael and wife, Melanie; grandchildren, Marissa and husband, Matt and Michael and wife, Caitlin Zdenek, Nicole (Coley) and Blake Goodwin, and Ryan Zdenek; great-grandchildren, Colby and Arissa Zajac. She is loved and will be dearly missed. ARLINGTON CHAPEL Greenwood Funerals-Cremation 1221 E. Division St., 817-548-1791 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries