Brian-SWINK-Obituary

Brian W. SWINK

St. Petersburg, Florida

Age 45

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DIED
May 17, 2018
AGE
45
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St. Petersburg, Florida

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SWINK, Brian W. 45, of Inverness, FL passed away May 17, 2018 at his residence. Visitation Thursday, 11 am-1 pm, at: Chas. E. Davis FH, Inverness

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Always wanted to ride as fast as Brian. He will be missed,but not forgotten. God speed,not that he needed anymore of that.

The finest young man , of his status , I have ever met. Spent a lot of time with Brian at Mustang Acres, in Brighton MI. where he would come between scheduled races to practice. I just heard this news from my son Ryan ,who would practice with Brian. I keep telling him it wasn't so. Brian was too young to leave this world.
To the Swink family , I send my deepest condolences for your loss. I will never forget this great young man.
Mrs. Liker originally from Brighton Twps.

Watching Brian do laps on his Peak Honda and Suzukis at Baja Acres was pure magic. Best memory, sitting with others to learn the rhythm of the new whoop section. He hit the first jump and cleared them . We looked at each other, shook our heads and left. What talent, and a very easy going, fun guy in the pits.

The great ones leave us early. Very talented racer. Great memories of Brian's racing in the late 80's and 90's and getting to know him. He was very welcoming to the fans, had time for the young ones who looked up to him. It was our pleasure to have Brian as a friend . I will never forget the day i came home from work and there was MX riggs around 20 lined up and down our street , the other residents were not to happy, Brian was there Jimmy Button, Mike Treadwell, Pat Barton, Keith...

So sorry to hear about the passing of Brian. He was such a good moto cross racer.Was fun to watch.Will be sadly missed!! Faber family!!

So sorry to here, I have been around racing the best motocross with the greatest racers since the late 70's in Michigan. Raced with Brian's brother for years, last time I was on a track with Brian he was flying over my head at Brown City, amazing rider. A Michigan mafia motocross, old school racer. God Speed.

Humble guy, especially considering his accomplishments. Always looked up to him and had great respect for what he achieved and who he was. Sincerely wish that he could have too..... Condolences to his family, friends and fans. RIP Swinkster, one of the greatest...

I was born and raised in Buchanan, MI the hometown of Red Bud Motocross. I have been a fan of MX since the early 90's and have had the pleasure of meeting Brian at Red Bud initially, in 1992. He was an amazing Champion, and a very nice guy. I met him while he was part of Team Suzuki and was fortunate enough to meet the entire team. He was one of a kind, and a lightning fast rider!! Sending love and prayers to his family.

I'm very sorry to hear of Brian's passing. I was a big motocross fan of Brian and got to see him win at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1992 and clinch his 125 Supercross championship. He was a great champion and will be sincerely missed! My deep sympathies to his family and all his many friends and fans.
Ken Bump