Fundraiser for Craig Baltz and Family
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Craig Baltz suddenly passed away on 12/3/2019 at 52 years old. He was the patriarch of his family, supporting his two sons, Logan and Connor, and his wife, Melissa. Craig was an integral part of the CenCal Rugby Club. Both of his boys take after their father and play rugby while Craig coached our U10 side. Craig did an incredible job translating his vast rugby knowledge, that he gained coaching at the collegiate level, to the boys and girls of CenCal Rugby Club. We will miss Craig incredibly.
We have set up this GoFundMe account to help Connor, Logan, and Melissa endure through this difficult time. Melissa has been in a wheelchair since suffering medical issues over a year ago. Craig took her to all of Connor and Logan's games, rain or shine. The family will also need help with their home as Craig was the only one that could work. The CenCal Rugby Club will be selling shirts, shorts, rugby balls and other athletic wear at our tackle clinics this December and will donate all of the proceeds to the family. We ask for your help during these troubling times. Every dollar helps.
Rugby is more than a sport. It is a family. Craig will live on through our club whenever the players, coaches, and parents step on the pitch.
A message from Melissa:
"Today I lost the Love of my life, my best friend, my better half, my rock. My boys lost their dad, their superhero, their role model. Their coach for rugby and baseball. Craig lived his life to take care of his family and to make sure we were all happy. He was the greatest man you would ever meet. Kind, compassionate, selfless, a real super dad. The kind of dad that would get up at 5am every morning, go to work all day, come home for 30 min if he was lucky and then take the kids to baseball/rugby practice or a baseball/rugby game or the skate park. Weekends he was up early to take them to games, practice or back to the skate park. He was a loving, devoted and dedicated father who loved his boys with all of his heart. Craig I will miss our times together, our time was cut way short. I hope to raise our boys with the love and respect that we had agreed upon. I will try hard to follow in your footsteps... I Love you Honey, and until I see you again"
We have set up this GoFundMe account to help Connor, Logan, and Melissa endure through this difficult time. Melissa has been in a wheelchair since suffering medical issues over a year ago. Craig took her to all of Connor and Logan's games, rain or shine. The family will also need help with their home as Craig was the only one that could work. The CenCal Rugby Club will be selling shirts, shorts, rugby balls and other athletic wear at our tackle clinics this December and will donate all of the proceeds to the family. We ask for your help during these troubling times. Every dollar helps.
Rugby is more than a sport. It is a family. Craig will live on through our club whenever the players, coaches, and parents step on the pitch.
A message from Melissa:
"Today I lost the Love of my life, my best friend, my better half, my rock. My boys lost their dad, their superhero, their role model. Their coach for rugby and baseball. Craig lived his life to take care of his family and to make sure we were all happy. He was the greatest man you would ever meet. Kind, compassionate, selfless, a real super dad. The kind of dad that would get up at 5am every morning, go to work all day, come home for 30 min if he was lucky and then take the kids to baseball/rugby practice or a baseball/rugby game or the skate park. Weekends he was up early to take them to games, practice or back to the skate park. He was a loving, devoted and dedicated father who loved his boys with all of his heart. Craig I will miss our times together, our time was cut way short. I hope to raise our boys with the love and respect that we had agreed upon. I will try hard to follow in your footsteps... I Love you Honey, and until I see you again"
Co-organizers (2)
Nathan Dalena
Organizer
Fresno, CA
Nick Etchison
Beneficiary
JoJo McKenzie
Co-organizer