Please extend your prayers to the Brossart Basketball and Orth families on the sudden passing of Mitch Orth!! Mitch was a early 2000's (2003 I think) graduate of BB and a member of the basketball and baseball teams, and a constant at all Mustang functions. He was a coach in the middle school feeder program and had just celebrated his 25th birthday. Unbelievably sad news!!!!

Mitch was truely an amazing person. I cannot think of ANYONE who loved life more than he did.

I just heard about this from a friend of his at my work. Truly sad news. Prayers go out to his family and friends.

Prayers and angels are going out from Clark Co.

wow, unbelievable. My heart goes out to his family. What a great young man. My son truly respected Mitch and he will miss him dearly. God bless the Orth family. You will be in our hearts and prayers.

Prayers out to the Orth family sad to hear this.

I remember this young man from the Mustangs' basketball team a few years back. Prayers from Mason County to family and friends.

Terrible news, prayers from spindoc and family.

Terrible news. What a fine young man. I really cannot believe this. The kids at St. Mary are going to be devistated. Mitch was such a role model to the boys coming up at St. Mary and St. Joe. All of the kids loved Mitch.

I'm heartbroken right now. Mitch was an amazing person. Kind hearted, never seemed to have any enemies, everybody was a friend of Mitch's. I know on the basketball floor he had the heart of a warrior, nobody out worked Mitch. This is a sad, sad day. God works in funny ways. I wish Mitch's family the best.

We are certainly praying for the Orth family, but this also hits home. This occurred at the home of Chris and Megan Elfers and that is the J-man's cousin and my newphew. Prayers to Chris and Megan as well.

Mitch is sitting in the middle holding the basketball.

 

I've always thought you could tell a lot about a person the way they play and you could certainly see that with Mitch. He took the charges, dove all over the floor, sacrificed his body and did all those little things. His passion for the game was the same way he lived his life. Mitch gave 100% all the time, every time. He coached the same way he played and was an excellent role model for the kids at St. Mary's, especially this year when they went through some tough moments. There isn't one time in talking to Mitch that he didn't have a smile on his face, and his personality rubbed off on everyone he talked to. My prayers are with his family and the entire Brossart community. He will be greatly missed.

What a loss for the community! Mitch was a wonderful person. I had the pleasure of him coaching both of my sons. I sat on the sidelines keeping the book and sat at the barstool next to him after it was over recapping the game. Always positive, always had a wonderful thing to say about everyone. His smile and little laugh will always be remembered. My family is devastated, I can't imagine how his sister Megan, mom and dad must feel. Our prayers go out to them as well as all of the many lives he touched in such a positive way. Mustang has a great tribute to him at bmustangs.com:cry:

My deepest sympathy and prayers go out to the Orth family.