One of Guam's foremost paddlers and coaches passed away on Friday May 25, 2012. Rick was an exuberant promoter of paddling, introducing scores of people to outrigger canoeing on Guam. He was also a prominent race promoter, initiating the Heineken Cup on Guam in the mid 2000's and coordinating the MOC-1, Marianas OC-1 series of OC-1 and OC-2 races on Guam for the last 10 years. Rick will be sorely missed here on Guam and around the region, especially by his wife and family.
One of Guam's foremost paddlers and coaches passed away on Friday May 25, 2012. Rick was an exuberant promoter of paddling, introducing scores of people to outrigger canoeing on Guam. He was also a prominent race promoter, initiating the Heineken Cup on Guam in the mid 2000's and coordinating the MOC-1, Marianas OC-1 series of OC-1 and OC-2 races on Guam for the last 10 years. Rick will be sorely missed here on Guam and around the region, especially by his wife and family.
Here are several links to local stories in the newspaper and television. A memorial service is planned at Matapang Beach on Monday, June 4.
Please visit his memorial page at A Tribute to Rick Appleton and leave your own remembrances of him there for others to share.
Submitted by tgstroh on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 3:51pm