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Floyd Landis' Father-In-Law Found Dead In San Diego
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| August 16, 2006
Posted on 08/16/2006 6:36:45 PM PDT by lunarbicep
Tour de France winner Floyd Landis' father-in-law committed suicide in his car outside the North Park restaurant he owned with his wife, authorities said Wednesday.
David Witt, 57, was found mortally wounded by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in a 29th Street parking structure about 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to San Diego police and coroner's officials.
Medics took the La Mesa resident to Scripps Mercy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 10 p.m., the county Medical Examiner's Office reported.
Authorities did not disclose if Witt left a suicide note.
He is survived by his wife, Rose, whose daughter is married to Landis.
Since winning France's famed cycling title last month, Landis, a Murrieta resident, has tested positive for testosterone, putting the achievement in jeopardy.
TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: floydlandis
To: lunarbicep
Very sad. I imagine since the controversy erupted that customers came in (even regulars) and heckled him. Just got to be too much for him, it sounds like. Plus, he might have thought his daughter married a huge fraud.
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posted on
08/16/2006 6:44:32 PM PDT
by
jdm
(I gotta give the Helen Thomas obsession a rest.)
To: jdm; ShadowDancer
I won't speculate on his motive, but I agree that it is vary sad. Just another UN-needed burden placed on the family.
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posted on
08/16/2006 6:51:44 PM PDT
by
lunarbicep
(Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain)
To: nutmeg
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posted on
08/16/2006 6:55:35 PM PDT
by
llevrok
(When you take my gin from my cold, dead hand....)
To: lunarbicep
What ever is going on with Floyd, no family deserves this.
My thoughts are with the family.
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posted on
08/16/2006 6:56:41 PM PDT
by
llevrok
(When you take my gin from my cold, dead hand....)
To: lunarbicep
"I won't speculate on his motive, but I agree that it is vary sad."
Same here.
I am not even going to attempt to speculate on his reasons, until much more about him is forthcoming.
Might have nothing whatsoever to do with Floyd Landis.
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posted on
08/16/2006 6:59:11 PM PDT
by
Jameison
To: lunarbicep
Oh goodness no. Prayers for the Landis family.
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posted on
08/16/2006 7:01:16 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
To: llevrok
OMG... prayers for the family...
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posted on
08/16/2006 10:12:05 PM PDT
by
nutmeg
(National security trumps everything else.)
To: whattajoke; CyberCowboy777; Aeronaut; jern; concentric circles; Petronski; Voss; stylin_geek; ...
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posted on
08/16/2006 10:12:53 PM PDT
by
nutmeg
(National security trumps everything else.)
To: nutmeg
Floyd is surrounded by dark clouds. I hope he has the humility to kneel down and pray to the Lord for guidance.
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posted on
08/16/2006 10:25:17 PM PDT
by
Falconspeed
("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." — Robert Louis Stevenson)
To: lunarbicep
A little chilly maybe.....
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posted on
08/16/2006 11:12:09 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
To: lunarbicep
What the hell happened to this family to deserve this?
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posted on
08/17/2006 4:39:28 AM PDT
by
Vision
(God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love and self-discipline 2Timothy1)
To: lunarbicep
Our prayers for the family; nobody deserves this.
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posted on
08/17/2006 4:41:46 AM PDT
by
alwaysconservative
(Desperately in need of a break, and I've used up all my vacation already)
To: lunarbicep
My tinfoil take:
Tour officials, fearing a devastating outing confession by Floyd Landis (which would uncover the fact that the entire tour is doped up), have sent Floyd a message to keep quiet...
No, I dont believe a word of it, but it might make a good episode of Criminal Intent or something..
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posted on
08/17/2006 4:47:18 AM PDT
by
Paradox
(The "smarter" the individual, the greater his power of self-deception.)
To: lunarbicep
MY sincere condolences to Floyd and Amber Landis, and to the entire Witt family. To have this piled on top of what Floyd is going through is going to test the strength and resolve of every member of that family. I will pray for all of them to make it through this.
Sadly, one of the first things that went through my mind ,after hearing that Witt introduced Landis to road racing and was responsible for much of Floyd's early career, was to wonder if Witt maybe helped Floyd "prepare" and felt responsible for what has happened. Pretty sad statement on how cynical we have become that the first thought is "I wonder how much he knew?"
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posted on
08/17/2006 7:29:26 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
To: commish
Was Witt involved in the cycling business?
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