Published:
September 19, 2016 11:55 am EDT
Trot Insider has learned that longtime Maritime breeder/owner R. Brian Burgess of Dartmouth, NS, has passed away at the age of 69.
Trot Insider has not received an official obituary as of yet, but has been informed that Burgess passed away suddenly on Monday, September 19 at the QE II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, following an eight-month battle with cancer.
Burgess, who was a retired partner in the accounting firm WBLI, loved working with his horses both on and off the track.
Trot Insider will update this notice notice when more information becomes available.
Please join Standardbred Canada in offering condolences to the family and friends of Brian Burgess.