[NMCycling] Caleb Fuchs Obituary (by Father Ethan Fuchs)

[Mark Riley via Bike-racers]

Wow! What a life. What a tragedy.
Mark
On Sep 30, 2015 8:48 PM, "Tim Schoeny via Bike-racers" <
bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> Caleb Alexander Fuchs, born April 16, 1993, passed from this life on
> September 27, 2015 at the age of 22 after suffering cardiac arrest during a
> soccer game. He was the second of five sons born into the home of Ethan and
> Dianne Fuchs.
>
> He was an active, determined young man who lived life on purpose.
> Throughout his life he loved animals, airplanes, rockets, computer
> building, bicycles, camping, roping, riding, skiing, shooting, guitar
> playing, baseball, and doing every kind of ranch work. He was chosen as
> the "Walk the Talk" camper at Rodeo Bible Camp.
>
> Caleb started competitive road cycling at age 14 and worked his way up
> through amateur ranks of cycling with a position on Think! Finance team. He
> achieved his professional goal when he accepted an invitation to the Bissel
> Pro Development team in 2014. He traveled to many events throughout the
> United States and won several races. He retired from his professional
> cycling career in September of 2014 after a cardiac related fainting
> episode during a road race near Texarkana.
>
> Homeschooled by his parents, he started taking community college classes
> at age 13. In May of 2015 he graduated suma cum laude in Environmental
> Engineering from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, with a
> nearly perfect grade point average. He was selected as the Outstanding
> Student of the College of Engineering.
> Caleb accepted a position at LJA Engineering Inc. in Houston in June of
> 2015, where he worked in the Hydrology and Hydraulics Group doing land
> development projects. He passed his Fundamentals of Engineering test in
> September of 2015.
>
> Known as the "Go To" guy by his family, cycling team members, professors,
> fellow students, and work associates, Caleb was the one they went to for
> help with difficult problems. He adopted the family mountain land in
> Colorado and repaired all the fences each summer.
>
> He was preceded in death by his grandaddy, Hollis Alexander Fuchs. He is
> survived by his parents, brothers Allyn (and wife Erin), Joel, Seth, and
> Tyrel, grandparents Joanne Fuchs of Hico, Texas, and Jerry and Darlene
> Jenkins of Vale, Oregon, aunts Gretchen Fuchs, Becky (Kent) Mahoney, Jean
> (Gary) Poythress, and Darla (Marshall) Witty, uncles Jay (Wendy) Jenkins
> and Steve Stein, and all of their families, and cherished girlfriend Kelsey
> Latta and her family.
>
> Memorial services will be held at the Joanne Fuchs Ranch at mile post
> 30.5, US Highway 84, ten miles south of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, at 2:00
> p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2015, with a meal following.
>
> A special "Easy Ride" memorial bike ride will start at Santa Rosa High
> School parking lot at 11:00 a.m., 344 S 4th St, Santa Rosa, NM 88435.
>
>
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