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dusty

Posted in Photography, Surfing, friends by Keegan on September 27, 2009

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A week or so before I left for Indo, the Malibu community gave Dusty the proper send off, waterman style: the paddle-out. There must of been several hundred people in this circle. That is a large boat on the other side of the circle to give some sort of scale.

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As many people have mentioned before, Dusty was a true living legend in the Malibu community and beyond. He will never be forgotten and his legend will just continue to grow.

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People often measure the success of ones life by what they leave behind. Although Dusty was a community leader for multiple causes such as environment battles with city council, his son Skylar, as well as daughters Alicia and Ashley, are the biggest signs of accomplishment.

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I have known Sky since I was a little kid and, as much of an asshole thing to say, I would never have guessed how good he would fill the shoes of his dad’s, and at such a young age already. So, the legend of Dusty, to me, Lives on through Skylar.

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