justin vitek passes at 36

[northeastbound123]

very sad
http://www.drf.com/news/article/110407.html

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by northeastbound123

very sad
http://www.drf.com/news/article/110407.html

Very sad, my condolence go out to his family.

Very sad.

[philcski]

My friend did a lot of fundraising for him when he was in treatment. Never met the guy but from all accounts he was a good dude. RIP

[Honu]

What a bummer , I had the pleasure of knowing and riding with Justin when he was a bug boy , always a gentleman , rest in peace my friend.

[Round Pen]

Man Wilie Martinez and a couple of the other Jocks From Tampa had just come back From Seeing Justin the First of the week.

God Bless You JV

[Merlinsky]

Definitely very sad. I wish his family the best during this difficult time. It sounds like he fought hard and had class. It's a real loss for all of us when someone like that is gone.

[jballscalls]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Definitely very sad. I wish his family the best during this difficult time. It sounds like he fought hard and had class. It's a real loss for all of us when someone like that is gone.

this was a good way to sum him up. Justin was a really classy guy, most importantly though, always had a smile on his face. Everytime i'd go down to the jock's room at RD to visit him, whether he had won 2 that day or ran last all day, a big smile on his face.

[my miss storm cat]

For anyone interested...

http://www.drf.com/news/article/110511.html

Address set for Vitek education fund
By DRF Staff

A mailing address has been established for donations to the education fund for Bree Vitek, the 6-year-old daughter of jockey Justin Vitek, who died Thursday after a lengthy illness. The address is 7601 Rialto Blvd., #1717, Austin, Tex., 78735.

[Riot]

Very sad, they couldn't stop that. So young.

[Honu]

Originally Posted by Riot

Very sad, they couldn't stop that. So young.

I had talked to Justin after the doc's had gotten his cancer in remission , he was hopefull and actually made it back to ride a few . He was such a good person and had such a hard childhood , it sucks that he had to go .