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I would normally not do this, but when the shocking death of someone you worked with you discover in a foreign country because it is in USA today, that’s kind of a big deal.

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Avalanche kills 36-year-old skier, injures another near Jackson, Wyoming

The avalanche left at a 36-year-old skier at Togwotee Pass in Wyoming on Saturday.
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On December 24, I worked my last shift in the lab at Wyoming and this guy was the nurse in the ER. Just 11 days later, and he’s gone, the victim of the avalanche in Wyoming.

And he was an experienced outdoorsman who trained others, and he was one of the good guys. Everyone is in shock over this. And then I see it made a Pittsburgh paper as well.
 
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selmaborntidefan said:
I would normally not do this, but when the shocking death of someone you worked with you discover in a foreign country because it is in USA today, that’s kind of a big deal.

eu.usatoday.com

Avalanche kills 36-year-old skier, injures another near Jackson, Wyoming

The avalanche left at a 36-year-old skier at Togwotee Pass in Wyoming on Saturday.
eu.usatoday.com

On December 24, I worked my last shift in the lab at Wyoming and this guy was the nurse in the ER. Just 11 days later, and he’s gone, the victim of the avalanche in Wyoming.

And he was an experienced outdoorsman who trained others, and he was one of the good guys. Everyone is in shock over this. And then I see it made a Pittsburgh paper as well.
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When friends and colleagues who are close to our age start dying, our entire perception of life and death changes greatly. We're all mortal...
 
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Alan Green, a transformational pioneer that changed the surf world as we know it, has passed away at the age of 77 years old. He gracefully kicked out on January 14, 2025, after a short fight with various forms of cancer.
Growing up in Victoria, Australia, in 1968, Green, along with cohorts Dough “Claw” Warbrick and Brian Singer, began a fledgling wetsuit company in Torquay they called Rip Curl. Ever the entrepreneur, a year later, with a $2,500 loan from his father, a 22-year-old Green started experimenting with boardshort designs, ostensibly launching the behemoth that would become Quiksilver from a small, rented vacation home in Torquay. Partnering with friend John Law, the first batch of boardies rolled out to the world in 1970/71.

By 1998, Quiksilver had become the first surf brand to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

From humble beginnings in Torquay to a global surf superpower, it’s hard to imagine Green conceived the size and scale of his creation when he started, but more than a half century later, his vision and legacy live on.

Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Green. He changed the game like no one else.

 
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