hellwoman
11-24-2007, 10:50 PM
Surfing pioneer and sportsman Reed honored at seaside ceremony
DAYTONA BEACH -- The ashes of surfing pioneer and all-around sportsman Gaulden Reed were scattered in the Atlantic Ocean Friday afternoon at SunSplash Park.
Dozens of friends, surfers and admirers of the 89-year-old Reed, who died of cancer Nov. 6, gathered on the blustery beach just after 1 p.m. and watched as his grandson Renny Herrero, his great-granddaughter Isabella Herrero and others dropped Reed's remains into the choppy sea.
At least four surfers -- including local champion Mimi Munro -- donned wetsuits and plunged into the water with their surfboards to honor Reed. As the surfers paddled out, four planes flew overhead and performed the missing man formation, in which the third plane separates from the other three.
Reed's daughter, Rebecca Herrero, a pastor and psychotherapist from San Anselmo, Calif., talked about her father's life and accomplishments. She also read a poem about freedom and the ocean, written by world champion surfer Frieda Zamba of Flagler Beach.
-- Lyda Longa
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/EastVolusia/evlEAST03112407.htm
DAYTONA BEACH -- The ashes of surfing pioneer and all-around sportsman Gaulden Reed were scattered in the Atlantic Ocean Friday afternoon at SunSplash Park.
Dozens of friends, surfers and admirers of the 89-year-old Reed, who died of cancer Nov. 6, gathered on the blustery beach just after 1 p.m. and watched as his grandson Renny Herrero, his great-granddaughter Isabella Herrero and others dropped Reed's remains into the choppy sea.
At least four surfers -- including local champion Mimi Munro -- donned wetsuits and plunged into the water with their surfboards to honor Reed. As the surfers paddled out, four planes flew overhead and performed the missing man formation, in which the third plane separates from the other three.
Reed's daughter, Rebecca Herrero, a pastor and psychotherapist from San Anselmo, Calif., talked about her father's life and accomplishments. She also read a poem about freedom and the ocean, written by world champion surfer Frieda Zamba of Flagler Beach.
-- Lyda Longa
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/EastVolusia/evlEAST03112407.htm