Veteran Horsewoman Lutz Dies After Fall
By Associated Press
Mon Jun 12, 6:15 PM
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Mary Lutz, director of competitive riding for the physically challenged at the U.S. Equestrian Federation, died following a fall from her horse. She was 55. Lutz died Friday after being hurt when she fell from her black gelding on a trail in Bedminster, N.J., Allison Kopf, a spokeswoman for the federation, said Monday.Lutz, who was wearing protective headgear while she was riding, died after being taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital.A former riding instructor, Lutz became an assistant for the U.S. Equestrian Team in 1994. She became director of driving activities for the team and the federation's director of endurance and para-equestrian programs.
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PASSINGS
Mary Lutz, 55; Directed Equestrian Group's Work With Disabled
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
June 13, 2006
Mary Lutz, 55, director of competitive riding for the physically challenged at the U.S. Equestrian Federation, died Friday after being hurt when she fell from her horse on a trail in Bedminster, N.J., said Allison Kopf, a federation spokeswoman.
Lutz, who was wearing protective headgear while riding the black gelding, died after being taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital.
Lutz, who took her first horseback-riding lessons at age 9, started working in 1994 as an assistant for what was then the U.S. Equestrian Team at its center in Gladstone, N.J. She later became the federation's director of endurance and para-equestrian programs.
She graduated with a bachelor's in English and journalism from Fairleigh Dickinson University in her native New Jersey. She also had worked as a computer programmer, an instructor of therapeutic riding and a trail guide in Quebec.
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Mary Margaret Lutz " Chickie"
LUTZ - Mary Margaret, 55, of Basking Ridge, died on her birthday, Friday, June 9, 2006, of injuries sustained in a horseback riding accident, devoted daughter of Michael and Mary Dwyer Lutz, also survived by her horse Gypsy Hero "Hoagie." A Memorial Mass will be offered on Saturday, June 24, 2006, at 10 a.m. at the Shrine of St. Joseph in Stirling, followed by a reception in the trophy room at the U.S. Equestrian Federation, Inc., 1040 Pottersville Rd., Gladstone, N.J. In lieu of flowers, donations to the U.S. Equestrian Federation, Inc., P.O. Box 83, Gladstone, N.J. 07934, for a fund in her name or to The Shrine of St. Joseph, 1050 Long Hill Rd., Stirling, N.J., would be appreciated. Arrangements are under the direction of The HIGGINS HOME FOR FUNERALS, 752 Mountain Blvd., Watchung. To send condolences, please visit www.higginsfuneralhome.com
Published in the Star-Ledger on 6/13/2006.
By Associated Press
Mon Jun 12, 6:15 PM
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Mary Lutz, director of competitive riding for the physically challenged at the U.S. Equestrian Federation, died following a fall from her horse. She was 55. Lutz died Friday after being hurt when she fell from her black gelding on a trail in Bedminster, N.J., Allison Kopf, a spokeswoman for the federation, said Monday.Lutz, who was wearing protective headgear while she was riding, died after being taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital.A former riding instructor, Lutz became an assistant for the U.S. Equestrian Team in 1994. She became director of driving activities for the team and the federation's director of endurance and para-equestrian programs.
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PASSINGS
Mary Lutz, 55; Directed Equestrian Group's Work With Disabled
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
June 13, 2006
Mary Lutz, 55, director of competitive riding for the physically challenged at the U.S. Equestrian Federation, died Friday after being hurt when she fell from her horse on a trail in Bedminster, N.J., said Allison Kopf, a federation spokeswoman.
Lutz, who was wearing protective headgear while riding the black gelding, died after being taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital.
Lutz, who took her first horseback-riding lessons at age 9, started working in 1994 as an assistant for what was then the U.S. Equestrian Team at its center in Gladstone, N.J. She later became the federation's director of endurance and para-equestrian programs.
She graduated with a bachelor's in English and journalism from Fairleigh Dickinson University in her native New Jersey. She also had worked as a computer programmer, an instructor of therapeutic riding and a trail guide in Quebec.
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Mary Margaret Lutz " Chickie"
LUTZ - Mary Margaret, 55, of Basking Ridge, died on her birthday, Friday, June 9, 2006, of injuries sustained in a horseback riding accident, devoted daughter of Michael and Mary Dwyer Lutz, also survived by her horse Gypsy Hero "Hoagie." A Memorial Mass will be offered on Saturday, June 24, 2006, at 10 a.m. at the Shrine of St. Joseph in Stirling, followed by a reception in the trophy room at the U.S. Equestrian Federation, Inc., 1040 Pottersville Rd., Gladstone, N.J. In lieu of flowers, donations to the U.S. Equestrian Federation, Inc., P.O. Box 83, Gladstone, N.J. 07934, for a fund in her name or to The Shrine of St. Joseph, 1050 Long Hill Rd., Stirling, N.J., would be appreciated. Arrangements are under the direction of The HIGGINS HOME FOR FUNERALS, 752 Mountain Blvd., Watchung. To send condolences, please visit www.higginsfuneralhome.com
Published in the Star-Ledger on 6/13/2006.
Veteran Horsewoman Lutz Dies After Fall
By Associated Press
Mon Jun 12, 6:15 PM
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Mary Lutz, director of competitive riding for the physically challenged at the U.S. Equestrian Federation, died following a fall from her horse. She was 55. Lutz died Friday after being hurt when she fell from her black gelding on a trail in Bedminster, N.J., Allison Kopf, a spokeswoman for the federation, said Monday.Lutz, who was wearing protective headgear while she was riding, died after being taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital.A former riding instructor, Lutz became an assistant for the U.S. Equestrian Team in 1994. She became director of driving activities for the team and the federation's director of endurance and para-equestrian programs.
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PASSINGS
Mary Lutz, 55; Directed Equestrian Group's Work With Disabled
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
June 13, 2006
Mary Lutz, 55, director of competitive riding for the physically challenged at the U.S. Equestrian Federation, died Friday after being hurt when she fell from her horse on a trail in Bedminster, N.J., said Allison Kopf, a federation spokeswoman.
Lutz, who was wearing protective headgear while riding the black gelding, died after being taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital.
Lutz, who took her first horseback-riding lessons at age 9, started working in 1994 as an assistant for what was then the U.S. Equestrian Team at its center in Gladstone, N.J. She later became the federation's director of endurance and para-equestrian programs.
She graduated with a bachelor's in English and journalism from Fairleigh Dickinson University in her native New Jersey. She also had worked as a computer programmer, an instructor of therapeutic riding and a trail guide in Quebec.
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Mary Margaret Lutz " Chickie"
LUTZ - Mary Margaret, 55, of Basking Ridge, died on her birthday, Friday, June 9, 2006, of injuries sustained in a horseback riding accident, devoted daughter of Michael and Mary Dwyer Lutz, also survived by her horse Gypsy Hero "Hoagie." A Memorial Mass will be offered on Saturday, June 24, 2006, at 10 a.m. at the Shrine of St. Joseph in Stirling, followed by a reception in the trophy room at the U.S. Equestrian Federation, Inc., 1040 Pottersville Rd., Gladstone, N.J. In lieu of flowers, donations to the U.S. Equestrian Federation, Inc., P.O. Box 83, Gladstone, N.J. 07934, for a fund in her name or to The Shrine of St. Joseph, 1050 Long Hill Rd., Stirling, N.J., would be appreciated. Arrangements are under the direction of The HIGGINS HOME FOR FUNERALS, 752 Mountain Blvd., Watchung. To send condolences, please visit www.higginsfuneralhome.com
Published in the Star-Ledger on 6/13/2006.
By Associated Press
Mon Jun 12, 6:15 PM
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Mary Lutz, director of competitive riding for the physically challenged at the U.S. Equestrian Federation, died following a fall from her horse. She was 55. Lutz died Friday after being hurt when she fell from her black gelding on a trail in Bedminster, N.J., Allison Kopf, a spokeswoman for the federation, said Monday.Lutz, who was wearing protective headgear while she was riding, died after being taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital.A former riding instructor, Lutz became an assistant for the U.S. Equestrian Team in 1994. She became director of driving activities for the team and the federation's director of endurance and para-equestrian programs.
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PASSINGS
Mary Lutz, 55; Directed Equestrian Group's Work With Disabled
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
June 13, 2006
Mary Lutz, 55, director of competitive riding for the physically challenged at the U.S. Equestrian Federation, died Friday after being hurt when she fell from her horse on a trail in Bedminster, N.J., said Allison Kopf, a federation spokeswoman.
Lutz, who was wearing protective headgear while riding the black gelding, died after being taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital.
Lutz, who took her first horseback-riding lessons at age 9, started working in 1994 as an assistant for what was then the U.S. Equestrian Team at its center in Gladstone, N.J. She later became the federation's director of endurance and para-equestrian programs.
She graduated with a bachelor's in English and journalism from Fairleigh Dickinson University in her native New Jersey. She also had worked as a computer programmer, an instructor of therapeutic riding and a trail guide in Quebec.
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Mary Margaret Lutz " Chickie"
LUTZ - Mary Margaret, 55, of Basking Ridge, died on her birthday, Friday, June 9, 2006, of injuries sustained in a horseback riding accident, devoted daughter of Michael and Mary Dwyer Lutz, also survived by her horse Gypsy Hero "Hoagie." A Memorial Mass will be offered on Saturday, June 24, 2006, at 10 a.m. at the Shrine of St. Joseph in Stirling, followed by a reception in the trophy room at the U.S. Equestrian Federation, Inc., 1040 Pottersville Rd., Gladstone, N.J. In lieu of flowers, donations to the U.S. Equestrian Federation, Inc., P.O. Box 83, Gladstone, N.J. 07934, for a fund in her name or to The Shrine of St. Joseph, 1050 Long Hill Rd., Stirling, N.J., would be appreciated. Arrangements are under the direction of The HIGGINS HOME FOR FUNERALS, 752 Mountain Blvd., Watchung. To send condolences, please visit www.higginsfuneralhome.com
Published in the Star-Ledger on 6/13/2006.
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