Terrible news.
Aleksas J. ‘Lex’ Trotter, 21, formerly of Racine, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 19, 2008, at his residence in Madison.
obituary – The Journal Times
Aleksas had impeccable taste. I was a big fan of his work.
Blythe posted a thoughtful tribute:
Lex made montages and webpages and photographed some of the best American gymnasts of his generation. The gymnasts he loved most were the ones who brought something extra to the competition floor in terms of personality, spirit and choreography — Yvonne Tousek, Tabitha Yim, Terin Humphrey, Allyse Ishino, Shantessa Pama and Chellsie Memmel.
He also had a supreme sensitivity to the not-so-wonderful stories that gymnastics produced. …
Aleksas Trotter, 1986-2008 – Gymblog
No word on the cause of death.
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That is just horrible.
Condolences to his family and friends.
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Everyone on GymMeet wishes his family the best. It is terrible for someone so young and talented to lose their life.
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OMIGOD
too too young
He will be missed.
Condolences to his family and friends
every time I read about it I just get sick to my stomach
just the day before I was sending him a bunch of videos that he was going to use for a montage
and now he’s gone…
RIP Lex
My thoughts are with his family and friends
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