Overview

• On May 28 Julie Fitzsimons, 65, was struck by a vehicle outside the Wyoming Rib & Chop House in Sheridan and died of blunt force trauma at Sheridan Memorial Hospital.
• The male driver is cooperating with investigators who are examining the circumstances of the collision.
• Fitzsimons co-founded the Nicole Fitzsimons Foundation with her daughter Kate to promote travel safety education and support young Australian artists and athletes.
• In a statement, her daughter called her the “rock” of the family and the foundation’s “heartbeat” and asked for privacy as the family arranges a celebration of life.
• Friends and the St George Sailing Club honoured her passion for sailing and her dedication to preserving club history with an outpouring of tributes.