Obituary

It has been announced that Richard Boyce 'Dicky' Stansley Sr. passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at the age of 86.

Trot Insider has been informed that Red Shores track specialist Ryan Mullally was killed in a motorcycle accident on Saturday night (August 15).

Longtime harness racing industry participant Dixie Lynn 'Dixie' MacKay of Truro, N.S. passed away on Sunday, August 9 at the age of 68.

Beatrice 'Bea' Farber, whose 1,801 wins is the most ever by a female driver, passed on Tuesday morning (Aug. 11). She was 79.

Trot Insider has learned that Sandra Gail Monk, who was highly involved in the Standardbred Chaplaincy for many years, passed away peacefully in Mississauga, Ont. on July 28, 2020 at the age of 79.

Former Standardbred trainer Vincent Aurigemma, 72, of Silver Spring, Md., passed away on Saturday (Aug. 8) after a long battle with diabetes.

Standardbred horseman Dale W. Massey, of Berlin, MD, peacefully passed away on July 23 with his family by his side. He was 91.

Standardbred horseman/racing official Richard J. 'Dick' Welch, 80, of Scipio Center, NY, passed away on July 20, 2020, at his home.

Longtime Standardbred horseman Michael Taub, 66, of Boynton Beach, Florida, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Taub had been struggling with health issues for the past seven months.

It has been announced that Standardbred racehorse owner and racing administrator Rudy Evangelista has passed away on July 16, 2020 at the age of 86.

William Fraess of Linden, Alta., passed on Tuesday (July 21) at the age of 89.

Former Journal de Montréal journalist Gilles Vachet passed suddenly on Tuesday (July 21) at the age of 65.