 Coni
R.S. FITCH July 11, 1949 ~ September 22, 2007 After nearly a year long
battle with cancer, Coni R. S. Fitch passed away in her sleep on
Saturday, the 22nd of September, 2007 at her home in Bellevue,
Washington. Coni leaves behind her husband of 31 years, Graham,
daughter, Cirstan, mother, Gladys, sister, Cheri, brother, Denzil,
several nieces and nephews and step children, Karen, Mike, Tom and Dana.
Coni is a past member of the Seattle Yacht Club, the Bellevue Athletic
Club, Swedish Hospital Summit club, Sun Valley Ski Club and the Seattle
Tennis Club. Coni retired from United Airlines in 2005 after 36 years of
service. She was a world famous long distance motorcycle rider with
trophies for numerous long distance endurance rides. She was one of the
few motorcyclists that completed the "North American" ride going through
every one of the lower 48 states, touching Mexico and crossing British
Columbia, Canada, finishing in Hyder, Alaska. She completed the 11,000
mile ride in less than the required ten days. Coni did the "Three Flags"
endurance ride of 1,700 miles from Canada to Mexico in twenty-three
hours and forty minutes. She was the first woman to do a CCC Solo ride
by starting in San Diego, California, then riding to Jacksonville,
Florida and without stopping, turning around and riding back to San
Diego for a Coast to Coast to Coast 7,000 mile ride in less than 100
hours. Coni will be leaving many friends in Sun Valley, Idaho. She skied
there for 35 years and had a second home there that she shared with
Graham and Cirstan. Coni's display case was full of trophies with her
most treasured being the gold medals she won in various ski races. Her
funeral arrangements are being made by Bonney Watson and at her request
are private. A Memorial Reception for all those wishing to celebrate her
Life will be held at the Seattle Tennis Club, located at 922 McGilvra
Blvd. East in Seattle, WA on October fourth at 4:00 p.m. Coni has
requested that any gifts or remembrances in her honor be sent to Swedish
Hospital Medical Center at 747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98114, for the
wonderful support the Swedish Doctors and Nurses gave her throughout the
last year of her life. We will all miss her dearly and we will forever
cherish our memories of Coni and the fun she brought into our lives.
|