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    World Champion Gymnast Kurt Thomas Dead at 64 of a stroke

    I always liked this guy and Bart Conner. He seemed like a humble person for all he achieved.

    https://people.com/sports/world-cham...t-thomas-dies/

    Kurt Thomas, the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal at the world championship, has died. He was 64.

    Thomas' family told the International Gymnastic Magazine that he died on Friday. Prior to his death, Thomas suffered a tear of the basilar artery in the brain stem, which caused him to have a severe stroke on May 24.

    “Yesterday I lost my universe, my best friend and my soul mate of twenty-four years. Kurt lived his life to the extreme, and I will be forever honored to be his wife,” wife Beckie Thomas told the outlet.

    "I am completely devastated to hear this,” said Bart Conner, an Olympic teammate. "Kurt was a fierce rival, who went on to become a cherished friend. My heart is breaking for his wife Beckie, his children, Hunter, Kassidy and Kurt as well as the entire gymnastics community, who lost a true pioneer today.”

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    Terrible

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    damn that sounds painful too for what he suffered

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    I just don't care, thats harsh but whatever

    If I had died first, would Kurt Thomas had given a damn?

    Shari was right

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    Quote Originally Posted by RudyRuetigger View Post
    I just don't care, thats harsh but whatever

    If I had died first, would Kurt Thomas had given a damn?

    Shari was right
    He was a pretty big name . And he could have thought of you if you died first. How do you know he did not have pictures of you on a wall in his basement ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by captrobey View Post
    He was a pretty big name . And he could have thought of you if you died first. How do you know he did not have pictures of you on a wall in his basement ?


    that sounds even worse

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    R.I.P

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