Fletcher Arritt Jr.

2019 in Blacksburg, VA

My sincere condolences to the family. I have had the good fortune to be on the receiving end of many blessings from God. One of them was my association with Coach Arritt. As the basketball athletic trainer at Virginia Tech from 1978 to 1981, we had four weeks of camps in the summers. Lowell Pitzer, Fletcher's assistant, came for 1 or 2 weeks of camp. When Lowell was not there, I was Fletcher's room mate. You could not be around Fletcher and not want to be a better person - mind, body,...

So sorry to learn of the passing of coach. Ii remember walking down route 6 early morning before the sun came up on my way to work at the motor lodge.Coach on his morning run up route 6 we would pass each other it light enough for us to make out each other but we always gretted each good morning coach that u Charlne yes coach its me how Re u fine he would eat never slowing his running speed seeing him at the awesome his lovely wife at fhe basketball games. He was a wonderful man I am...

We should all remember Coach Arritt as he lived. God saw one of his Angel´s suffering and decided it was time to bring him home. I can still remember my first day as a 17 year old young man meeting Coach Arritt for the first time. It wasn´t about my basketball life but was about what I would learn from him that would carry me a lifetime. Coach Arritt loved life, loved people, and I saw that in him. He didn´t care about your race or where you came from. He treated all his players the same. He...

My family had the extreme good fortune of having Coach Arritt enter our lives as a basketball and life mentor for our sons, David and Brett. He stressed that basketball was not an end-all, but an avenue for achieving academic success which leads to success in life. Equally important is the faith lessons he imparted in his kind and respectful demeanor. I will always remember the times visiting FUMA with my wife or Coach Dan Peterson and sitting in his office on the pew and talking with him...

I had the distinct privilege of growing up living next door to the Arritt family in Fork Union where my parents were also long-time administrators at FUMA. Not only is Coach Arritt a hugely important mentor, teacher, friend and example to me, but the Arritts are truly my family. B.J., you, like my mother, are a true saint of a human being and the only "girl" Fletch could have possibly ended up with. The Blair Family all mourn with you and are here for you. Ben, my old Atlanta roommate and...

I am so sorry we have lost my old coaching buddy. Good guy, good coach and an excellent human being. We will miss him!

My heartfelt sympathy goes out to the Arritt family and may God continue to bless you all.

Rip coach..you were a big part of my basketball memories and my life..I only played for you for 1 year but the impact was unforgettable..ty..PG 1977