Name/Title
Memorial on the BeachEntry/Object ID
1999-134-01Description
Notes: On February 18, 1995 four local young men, Matthew Perry, Eli Kempf, James Duncan and Ian Duncan, all killed in an auto accident were given a memorial service on the beach. As they were members of the surfing community it was the traditional Surfer Ceremony consisting of all the participating surfers gathering on their boards in a circle offshore and scattering the ashes of the deceased along with leis and loose flowers in the center and then raising their arms and their voices in farewell. In Keeping with the magnitude of the tragedy, many of the companions of the young men shaved their heads in tribute.
This color photograph shows a young man wearing a lei and with a shaved head receiving a bundle into his cupped hands (see#1999-133-01). The woman placing the bundle has long brown hair and is wearing a SF Giants baseball cap which obscures her face. There are two other young men on either side of her. All three men have shaved heads. Behind Diana Morrel, mother of Ian, the bodies of several other people in wet suits are partially visible. Where their hands are visible they are clasped as if holding something. There are surfboards standing on end behind the people. See notes.Collection
SBHS Photo CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1999-134Source or Donor
Jones, MaryAcquisition Method
Gift