Cycling coach dies after accident

Published 11:32 am Friday, February 6, 2015

James “Jay” Abbott, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 29 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Abbott, the coach of Bainbridge’s middle school mountain bike team, was 67.

Abbott was briefly in a coma after crashing during a recent team mountain bike training ride in the Grand Forest.

An outdoor memorial service and celebration of life is planned for April.

More information will be announced in the near future on the Cook Family Funeral Home’s website at www.cookfamilyfuneralhome.com.