 [SURFER] A wave of shock and sadness has swept over Hawaii and the surf world at large, as news that Tamayo Perry, longtime Pipeline specialist, died on Sunday, June 23rd. Perry was surfing Goat Island off Oahu at the time of the attack; he was 49 years old.
Perry, a freesurfing standout in the North Shore scene around the new millennium, was beloved for his ever-present smile and casual poise under heaving, terrifying Pipeline barrels. The hard-charging goofy-footer was a frequent sight in surf magazines, surf flicks, and even making an appearance in the 2002 Hollywood hit, Blue Crush.
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