Richard Abruzzo

Richard Abruzzo
Abruzzo on the balcony of the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
Born(1963-05-19)May 19, 1963
DiedSeptember 29, 2010(2010-09-29) (aged 47)
Adriatic Sea
Cause of deathBalloon accident
Resting placeGate of Heaven Cemetery Albuquerque, New Mexico
NationalityAmerican
OccupationReal estate business
Known forBalloonist who with Dr. Carol Rymer Davis won the 2004 Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race and the 2003 America's Challenge Gas Race
Parents
  • Ben Abruzzo (father)
  • Patricia Ann "Pat" Steen Abruzzo (mother)

Richard Abruzzo (May 19, 1963 – c. September 29, 2010) was a champion American balloonist who with Carol Rymer Davis won the 2003 America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race and the 2004 Gordon Bennett Cup.[1]

  1. ^ "American balloonists missing during race over Europe". CNN. Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2010.