Obituaries
Public Invited to Celebration of Life for Newport Physician
The community is invited to celebrate the life of Catherine "Kit" Campion-Ritz on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Mariner's Church Community Center in Irvine.
A public celebration of life for Catherine "Kit" Campion-Ritz, a Newport Beach physician who was killed following a cycling crash on Newport Coast Drive, is scheduled for next month, according to Greater Newport Physicians.
The celebration of life service for Campion-Ritz will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. at Mariner's Church Community Center, 5001 Newport Coast Drive in Irvine.
Campion-Ritz was a doctor who treated patients in Newport Beach for close to 30 years. She was killed during a fatal hit-and-run on Sept. 15 as she cycled on Newport Coast Drive with her husband.
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Michael Jason Lopez, 39, of Anaheim, was arrested three days later in connection with Campion's death. If convicted, Lopez faces a maximum sentence of eight years in state prison for the deadly hit-and-run crash.
Campion-Ritz, 57, of Irvine is survived by her husband Patrick Ritz, dog Sandy, her mother Corinne Campion, five brothers and sisters and four nephews.
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In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Casa Teresa, Semper Fi Fund, Wounded Warrior Project or St. Kieran Catholic School in El Cajon.
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