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O’Neill founder dies

05/06/2017

Surf brand O’Neill has announced the death at the age of 94 of its founder, Jack O’Neill, describing him as “a surfer, ocean lover, boating enthusiast, wetsuit pioneer, balloonist, and founder of [an] iconic worldwide surf company”. He died in Santa Cruz, California, of natural causes on June 2.   Mr O’Neill was born in Denver  and moved with his...

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