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29. Januar 2011
Normal, Illinois / U S A
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Passing of veteran gymnastics photographer Patrick Tower
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Patrick TOWER (USA) |
Today the gymnastics world mourns the untimely passing of the popular gymnastics photographer Patrick TOWER of USA.
Patrick Tower covered many major Olympic, FIG and UEG championship events around the world spanning from 1998 Goodwill Games New York to his most recent work at the World Championships 2010 Rotterdam.
In addition Patrick was an accredited EP photographer at the 1999 Rhythmic World Championships at Osaka, 2001 at Madrid and 2003 at Budapest, also the 2002 Rhythmic European Championships in Granada, Spain and the 2003 World Championships of artistic championships in Anaheim ...
Patrick Tower covered many major Olympic, FIG and UEG championship events around the world spanning from 1998 Goodwill Games New York to his most recent work at the World Championships 2010 Rotterdam.
In addition Patrick was an accredited EP photographer at the 1999 Rhythmic World Championships at Osaka, 2001 at Madrid and 2003 at Budapest, also the 2002 Rhythmic European Championships in Granada, Spain and the 2003 World Championships of artistic championships in Anaheim ...
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Ingrith and Patrick, |
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Patrick covered both artistic and rhythmic gymnastics for the online sports news service Cetate Media.
Afterward Patrick took some time off to get married to his lovely wife Ingrith Saavedra and returned to gymnastics to cover the most recent World Championships at Rotterdam (AG).
Patrick passed early today, January 29, at Normal, Illinois where he lived with his wife Ingrith and worked as an IT professional at Illinois State.
Details of Patrick's passing are still not exactly clear at this writing. Doctors are still investigating and only the family has advised they think it may have been a heart attack on first impressions from doctors.
Quoting the family, " ... they (the doctors) DO NOT know for sure what the cause was yet ... ".
Afterward Patrick took some time off to get married to his lovely wife Ingrith Saavedra and returned to gymnastics to cover the most recent World Championships at Rotterdam (AG).
Patrick passed early today, January 29, at Normal, Illinois where he lived with his wife Ingrith and worked as an IT professional at Illinois State.
Details of Patrick's passing are still not exactly clear at this writing. Doctors are still investigating and only the family has advised they think it may have been a heart attack on first impressions from doctors.
Quoting the family, " ... they (the doctors) DO NOT know for sure what the cause was yet ... ".
Patrick was born January 13, 1969 and graduated in Biological Sciences from Stanford University in California. Patrick was a detailed, innovative professional photographer of sports and dance.
He was much loved by photographers, gymnasts, dancers alike. He was known for creative studio photography of rhythmic stars Tamara Yerofeeva and Anna Bessonova of Ukraine.
Patrick's split leap image of Anna Bessonova was the marque poster for the 2003 Deriugina Cup in Kiev.
Patrick's editorial clients included: USA Gymnastics Magazine, International Gymnast, Sports Illustrated for Women, Real Sports, Dance Spirit, and USA Today. Commercial clients included Longines Watches and more gymnastic federations (UKR, GBR).
* Examples of Patrick's great work in sports and dance photography remain online at these sites:
> Facebook artist's page (Personal webpage) & http://www.towerphoto.com
* Tom Theobald
He was much loved by photographers, gymnasts, dancers alike. He was known for creative studio photography of rhythmic stars Tamara Yerofeeva and Anna Bessonova of Ukraine.
Patrick's split leap image of Anna Bessonova was the marque poster for the 2003 Deriugina Cup in Kiev.
Patrick's editorial clients included: USA Gymnastics Magazine, International Gymnast, Sports Illustrated for Women, Real Sports, Dance Spirit, and USA Today. Commercial clients included Longines Watches and more gymnastic federations (UKR, GBR).
* Examples of Patrick's great work in sports and dance photography remain online at these sites:
> Facebook artist's page (Personal webpage) & http://www.towerphoto.com
* Tom Theobald
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