

In a tribute, O'Neill USA's Instagram page said: "Surrounded by family, Jack was as soulful and encouraging as always, reiterating his love for his family, appreciation for a life well lived, his hopes for his friends and the oceans he loved, all within the familiarity of his oceanfront home of over 50 years, with the famous waves of his beloved Pleasure Point beach lapping at his deck. ONeill Boardshorts and clothing from official US store, featuring the world famous ONeill Hyperfreak and Superfreak Board Shorts. Jack O’Neill, surfer, ocean lover, boating enthusiast, wetsuit pioneer, balloonist, and founder of the iconic worldwide surf company O’Neill, has passed away in Santa Cruz, California, of natural causes at the age of 94. He was quoted as saying: "The ocean is alive and we've got to take care of it".

The programme has allowed nearly 100,000 schoolchildren to travel in his own catamaran to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to learn about marine conservation. Jack O’Neill, a surfing legend who pioneered the wetsuit, died Friday, June 2, 2017, according to multiple news sources. SANTA CRUZ Surfing icon Jack ONeill, who will be 90 on Wednesday, is still amazed at the local lore and global empire that swelled from his 500-square-foot surf shop on Cowell Beach. SANTA CRUZ, Calif., J/PRNewswire/ - Jack O'Neill, surfer, ocean lover, boating enthusiast, wetsuit pioneer, balloonist, and founder of the iconic worldwide surf company O'Neill, has. Because of the wet suit, surfers have ridden the waves off the East Coast, Alaska, and even. O’Neill’s name has become as synonymous with surf wear and boards as the Beach Boys to surf music. From Santa Cruz to Sydney, thousands of surfers paid tribute to the life & adventures of the late Jack O’Neill with a giant circle of love. His brand was popular across the world, and his son would eventually take over control of the business, but his proudest achievement was O'Neill Sea Odyssey, which he founded in 1996. The recently released Jack O’Neill: It’s Always Summer on the Inside ( Chronicle Books, 40 ), reflects on 60 years of surfboards and wet suits. If the ultimate purpose of life is to love and be loved, then Jack succeeded immeasurably by building a family across the world that he loved and loved him back, across every ocean.
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With a full scraggly beard and black eye patch-the result of a surfing injury-the rakish O’Neill was a local icon, often seen cruising around town in his Jaguar and shouting out surfing tips to those surfing outside his cliffside house in Pleasure Point. Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri's death confirmed through 'multiple sources' and no DNA proof needed, US saysīut by the 1980s, he was the world's largest recreation wetsuit maker and designer. Jack O’Neill, the surf pioneer credited with developing the wetsuit and changing surfing forever, passed away on Jat age 94 in his home in Santa Cruz.
