The UC Davis Rowing Family would like to thank the entire rowing community for all of the support and prayers we've received since the accident claiming the life of Matt Rybicki last Friday.
Matt was an outstanding individual, and represented the best of who we are. On a morning of the accident, most of the varsity team was leaving for a race in Seattle, Matt was on his way to the boathouse to help out with the novice practice. He was due to graduate in December, and had raced his final collegiate race at Newport the previous weekend. The team gave him a sustained round of applause before we left to recognize his final race as an Aggie and to demonstrate their appreciation of his contribution to the team. His sense of humor and presence on the team will be missed.
A memorial will be held on the UC Davis campus at the Activities and Recreation Center on Saturday, November 17 at 1 pm.
In lieu of flowers, the Rybicki family asks that donations be made to:
UC Davis Foundation Rybicki Memorial Fund
Student Affairs Development
Attention Susan Collins
1 Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Thank you for your all of your support,
UC Davis Rowing