Re: sad news

From: Allen H Zimmermann (allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis)
Date: Thu Mar 30 2000 - 13:57:45 PST


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From: "Allen H Zimmermann" <allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis>
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Subject: Re: sad news
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 13:57:45 -0800
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Thanks for the news, though it is very sad. I knew Gordon from 3rd Ave. and
he was a really great guy. I guess if you're going to go, it's nice to go
doing something you love. I can't make it to Santa Cruz, but if you get any
other information on Gordon please pass it on.
-----Original Message-----
From: Chilton, Owain (GEIS) <Owain.Chilton@geis.ge.com-DeleteThis>
To: Multiple recipients of list <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2000 12:40 PM
Subject: sad news

>I am sorry to report that windsurfer Gordon French died last Sunday
>3/26/00 at around 5pm shortly after completing a sailing session at 3-mile
>beach in
>Santa Cruz County.
>
>Gordon had fallen in the impact zone and had been washed by a couple of
>waves before swimming himself and his gear to the beach. While chatting to
>some other sailors on shore, he reported that he was feeling light-headed.
>Shortly after this he passed out on the sand and never regained
>consciousness. The exact cause of death has yet to be determined.
>
>Gordon was a regular sailor at 3rd Ave and the Santa Cruz Beaches. Though
>you may not have known him personally, you might have recognized his old
>Labrador, Rincon. And his gold (or maybe gray) Westfaila VW van or more
>recently he drove
>a new van with "Lost-Found.org" logos.
>
>There will be a service held in Gordon's memory today at 6pm:
>The Chapel Of The Four Seasons
>1050 Cayuga street (cross street is Soquel)
>Santa Cruz
>
>The chapel is in the Seabright district of Santa Cruz.



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