A Friend Lost - By Eric Mitchell

re: A Friend Lost - By Eric Mitchell

Velvet Cole — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:16:35 GMT

My Aunt Paulette, Jim's mother, read this article to me over the phone tonight. I was so moved by your tribute to my favorite cousin Jim Hurst! Thank you for sharing some of your moments with Jim. I laughed and cried as she read the article. There are no words to describe the pain and loss of our beloved Jim!

re: A Friend Lost - By Eric Mitchell

Fran Loszynski — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:27:57 GMT

Your article to your friend and colleague is a tribute in itself. Someone once told me that when we lose a loved one from this good Earth; it is simply because God wants to bring them close to him. Mr. Hurst and Scoop are probably helping God to pick a good horse for the next race! Lovely tribute.

re: A Friend Lost - By Eric Mitchell

Janinemachine — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:33:10 GMT

Jim was both a friend professionally and personally. I was devastated to receive the call of his passing last week. I have known Jim since I lived and worked in KY as a teen. He was a constant figure in my life, from encouraging my career, running ideas past me to asking who I was dating and was he good enough. I will never forgot our fun nights out after the Keeneland sales or meetings, laughing over dinner and fun past times. I still have an email from him in my inbox that he wrote me just 24 hours before he passed. I can't bring myself to delete it. I miss you old friend, always in my heart, rest in peace Hursty.