Original Wateman DAVE DEVINE RIP
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:26 am
Surfing Pioneer and Father of Two Outstanding Kneeboarders:
David D. Devine
Services will be Saturday for David D. Devine of Aptos, who died April 2. He was 77.
A native of San Francisco, Mr. Devine lived in the area for 50 years.
He was a retired physical education teacher and swim coach who worked at Watsonville and Aptos high schools.
During the 1960s, Mr. Devine led several of Watsonville High's swim teams to championship-winning seasons. He was a lifelong football enthusiast and a fan of the San Francisco Giants.
Mr. Devine is survived by sons Jeffrey "J.D" Devine of Aptos and Daniel Devine of Hawaii; daughters Kim Devine of San Francisco and April Wolcott of Oregon; brother John Devine; sister Joyce Devine; and five grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at The Hook at Pleasure Point, 41st Avenue at East Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz.
Hi, Everyone:
Dave was one of the pioneers of Santa Cruz surfing. He was a member of that 1950's group who moved from SF to surf a very uncrowded Pleasure Point (along with the Van Dykes, Gallaghers, etc).
Dave was my swim coach at Watsonville High (1976-69) so I really respected the man. One telling factor of the man's humor is that for one years' Swim Team photo for the year book, the team walked 2 blocks from WHS to the Police Station and had the picture taken through the bars of a jail cell. This was before Aptos High was built and the swim team members were the original bunch called 'Rio Rats'.
This was back in the day (pre leash) where not everybody surfed. Most surfers were comp swimmers and lifeguards.......the original watermen.
And Dave's children were no different: Dan & Jeff started out as kneeboarders, Dan becoming an internationally known surf photog and Jeff a rock solid shaper.
There is deep history here.
-Dan
David D. Devine
Services will be Saturday for David D. Devine of Aptos, who died April 2. He was 77.
A native of San Francisco, Mr. Devine lived in the area for 50 years.
He was a retired physical education teacher and swim coach who worked at Watsonville and Aptos high schools.
During the 1960s, Mr. Devine led several of Watsonville High's swim teams to championship-winning seasons. He was a lifelong football enthusiast and a fan of the San Francisco Giants.
Mr. Devine is survived by sons Jeffrey "J.D" Devine of Aptos and Daniel Devine of Hawaii; daughters Kim Devine of San Francisco and April Wolcott of Oregon; brother John Devine; sister Joyce Devine; and five grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at The Hook at Pleasure Point, 41st Avenue at East Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz.
Hi, Everyone:
Dave was one of the pioneers of Santa Cruz surfing. He was a member of that 1950's group who moved from SF to surf a very uncrowded Pleasure Point (along with the Van Dykes, Gallaghers, etc).
Dave was my swim coach at Watsonville High (1976-69) so I really respected the man. One telling factor of the man's humor is that for one years' Swim Team photo for the year book, the team walked 2 blocks from WHS to the Police Station and had the picture taken through the bars of a jail cell. This was before Aptos High was built and the swim team members were the original bunch called 'Rio Rats'.
This was back in the day (pre leash) where not everybody surfed. Most surfers were comp swimmers and lifeguards.......the original watermen.
And Dave's children were no different: Dan & Jeff started out as kneeboarders, Dan becoming an internationally known surf photog and Jeff a rock solid shaper.
There is deep history here.
-Dan