On the early morning of April 6^th, 2014, Chris Prewitt was jogging, training for a marathon, along the side of Victoria Avenue between the cities of Ventura and Oxnard.  His goal was to run 16 miles that morning, come home to his wife and daughter, and spend the day with them.  Tragically, he never came home.  Chris was struck and killed by a driver who was operating her vehicle under the influence of xanex and marijuana.  A choice was made, and that choice took another person’s life.

Chris Prewitt was a figure-head in the community of Ventura-- a coach, a teacher, a vice principal, but most importantly, he was a husband and father.  He was known for his kind heart, his tenacity to work with students and athletes to ensure their success, and he was a dear friend to many.  Not only was Chris heavily involved with his community, and beloved by those who worked with him, but Chris was also a loving husband and incredible father.  Erin and Izzy were the two people that this tragedy struck the hardest.  The loss of a husband and father is one that no family should have to shoulder, and the senseless loss of his life is one that they have to wake to, every day, for the rest of their days.  We share Chris’s story in hopes that it serves as cautionary tale to those that hear it.  That we can help end the vicious cycle of senseless decisions involving drugs, drinking and driving, which leads to the loss of innocent life.  That one decision can result in another’s loss, taking away something irreplaceable.