Funeral Arrangements Set for Pompa
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Paul Pompa Jr. (center) celebrates winning the 2008 Kentucky Derby with Big Brown at Churchill Downs
Funeral and visitation arrangements have been made for Paul Pompa Jr., who died Oct. 9 at age 62. The New Jersey resident, remembered by those close to him as a dedicated family man, achieved winning the 2008 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) as part owner of Big Brown .
Pompa also campaigned grade 1 winners Backseat Rhythm, Connect , Franny Freud, and Stardom Bound.
A visitation will be held Wednesday, Oct. 14 at McCriskin-Gustafson Home for Funerals, located at 2425 Plainfield Ave., South Plainfield, N.J., from 3-8 p.m. ET. A funeral mass will take place Thursday, Oct. 15 at Sacred Heart RC Church, located at 149 South Plainfield Ave., South Plainfield, N.J., from 10:15-11:15 a.m. Burial will follow the mass at Hillside Cemetery Scotch Plains, located at 1401 Woodland Ave., Scotch Plains, N.J.
He is survived by his wife, Elisa, and sons Michael and Paul III.
"He was truly a family man. He has his two boys and his wife. Most of the time, everything revolved around his family," said Jerry McClenin, Pompa's cousin-in-law and stable manager. "The horses were more like a playground for him, but he did take it very seriously."
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For those wanting to make a donation of remembrance, McClenin said Pompa was a big supporter of New Vocations and had sent multiple retired racehorses to the aftercare organization.