On Wednesday, Jim Petzing passed away after a long battle with cancer. Known to grinders in the local Las Vegas scene and a fixture at Run It Up Reno stops, Petzing was well-respected by those who knew him.
“Jim lived life to the fullest, he battled this horrible disease like no one else. Positive. Strong. He was a fighter. He almost seemed super-human,” wrote his partner Chris Fleszar in a Facebook post announcing Petzing’s passing. “Simply put, he was an incredible man. To all his friends, I want you to know you were everything to him.