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LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Wed, May 7, 2003 11:37 PM Rell had cheered on a group of fellow lake Michigan surfers during her treatment in Chicago... an article in Surfer had mentioned it and one of the surfers told his story of that day on our surfing forum... steve carrigan Member posted Wednesday, 07 May 2003 07:37 I've got a Rell Sunn story,think I've told it before but I'll tell it again.It was a rainy stormy day late in the year at the camp(logans).The waves were pretty good head high but not a good day for beach goers in general.Usual crowd out having fun in weather that would have made a duck take cover.When toward the end of my session a lady ( a term that would fit that women perfectly)and a tallish blonde haired man walked up over the break wall and sat down to watch,the women was havin trouble moving and by the scarf wraped around her head you could tell that she was a patient at the Cancer Treatment Centers off America. Many times the patients come to the beach to contemplate there situation and I'm sure like us it gives them peace off mind.As each surfer took off on a wave and kicked out or wiped out in my case the couple would stand and cheer.after a few more rides it was time for me to go and as i was getting out I went over to the couple who was near my stuff on the beach.They asked the usual ? we lake surfers field to beach goers that dont know, Do you surf all the time? How often are there waves? And the statement that I didn't understand the importance off until later " I wish I was surfing". Anyways I answered as best I could wished them luck and left. After a few months while sitting on the pulpit reading my surfer I read the story of Rell and how she was being treated there and of her death, I couldn't believe it, I had met the queen of surfing, the model for everyone's stoke and did'nt know it. The thing i noticed most was how stoked she was even while being faced with life's ultimate challenge, death! I'll always remember that day and it still inspires me to enjoy our sport, hobby, lifestyle, for what it is.

Rell had cheered on a group of fellow lake Michigan surfers during her treatment in Chicago... an article in Surfer had mentioned it and one of the surfers told his story of that day on our surfing forum...

steve carrigan
Member
posted Wednesday, 07 May 2003 07:37
I've got a Rell Sunn story,think I've told it before but I'll tell it again.It was a rainy stormy day late in the year at the camp(logans).The waves were pretty good head high but not a good day for beach goers in general.Usual crowd out having fun in weather that would have made a duck take cover.When toward the end of my session a lady ( a term that would fit that women perfectly)and a tallish blonde haired man walked up over the break wall and sat down to watch,the women was havin trouble moving and by the scarf wraped around her head you could tell that she was a patient at the Cancer Treatment Centers off America. Many times the patients come to the beach to contemplate there situation and I'm sure like us it gives them peace off mind.As each surfer took off on a wave and kicked out or wiped out in my case the couple would stand and cheer.after a few more rides it was time for me to go and as i was getting out I went over to the couple who was near my stuff on the beach.They asked the usual ? we lake surfers field to beach goers that dont know, Do you surf all the time? How often are there waves? And the statement that I didn't understand the importance off until later " I wish I was surfing". Anyways I answered as best I could wished them luck and left. After a few months while sitting on the pulpit reading my surfer I read the story of Rell and how she was being treated there and of her death, I couldn't believe it, I had met the queen of surfing, the model for everyone's stoke and did'nt know it. The thing i noticed most was how stoked she was even while being faced with life's ultimate challenge, death! I'll always remember that day and it still inspires me to enjoy our sport, hobby, lifestyle, for what it is.

Post #33438 by Lake Surfer on Wed, May 7, 2003 11:37 PM