I got the following email from Margo last night and she has asked me to post it up here .
To the Perth kitesurfing community and all who have posted on the forum,
I have read every one of your beautiful posts. Your sympathies and condolences are much appreciated. Your stories have made me smile. You have all captured with your words his love of life, his larger than life personality, his generous and helping heart and his passion for the sport that eventually claimed his life.
Kitesurfing was his passion. He lived to be out on the water and often couldn't wait for work to be over so he could check out the website, make sure the wind was perfect and head out to whichever spot was good that day.he would often come home, exhausted, but exhilarated, still yee-haaing and woooping. If he couldn't kite for a day, he was miserable.
We are reeling with grief and overwhelmed by our loss. We simply cannot believe he is not here. To those who were there on Sunday and tried to help and save our beautiful man, we cannot thank you enough. We know you did everything possible and you must be traumatised beyond belief. To all of you, we thank you for being his friend.
Did you see the footage of him kiting on the news...how happy did he look!!
We would love for you all to form a guard of honour for the coffin entering the building. 10am this Saturday at Fremantle cemetery. Tim will organize. His kite will be cremated with him. We welcome you all to the wake afterwards at 7 brassey st in swanbourne.
Marc died doing what he loved most. Go and have a kite for him and yell a few yahoos like he loved. Be safe and then go home and give your loved ones a big hug and tell them how much you love them.
Xx Margo and milo
Thank You as you can see we are a caring community
Marc epitomised our spirit, passion & love for kiting. I am very sorry for your tragic loss
Marc's great attitude for his fellows will live on
I did not know coldshot personally but have seen him in the line up and he has landed my kite on numerous times.
Regarding the guard of honor at his funeral .
My good mate past away snowboarding, we formed a guard with all of us holding our snowboards there were 70 of us is total and it was really special. Just a thought guys
Rip coldshot
Dear Margo and Milo,
Thankyou for finding the time and courage to write you message, it means a great deal.
It is amazing that in a sport which is by it's nature individual and competitive, so much cohesion and love can arise.
We owe it to Marc to remember these moments when the summer kicks in and someone needs a hand, a new guy rocks up at you spot, someone cuts you off doing your best move, drops in on your wave, Points higher than you.....
No sacrifice is worth that but we all search for a light in the darkness to try and make sense of it all
With Love
Dr Phil
Thank you for letting all those involved and who saport u and milo letting us no how u feel in this tough time u face we are a tight community because we respect one another on the waters and out of if thank you dusta for your in put to helping this community thrive and for helping margo and little milo that alone is what true ppl are about my respects go highly to u dusta and may be one day we can go for a jam together other way ill hopefully se u Saturday take care till then and margo and milo please keep your heads up its not easy but milo needs you and we are all here if u need a shoulder
Nothing can really be said in a situation like this, so sad.
Remember all the good times and keep those you love close to your heart. RIP.
I am moved to tears by your words Margo.....I am currently on the other side of the world and your impact and loss is being felt from the kiting community hear also.
My thoughts are with with you Margo, stay strong for tommorow and I hope you can feel supported by the broader kitesurfing community.
Never knew colds shot but I could not help but respond/ react to all that has happened. I an on the other side of the country but will be there in spirit on the 28th holding my board up in the massive guard of honor that I am sure will occur.
Beautiful words Margo.
Thank you.
Our thoughts are with you and Milo, and will be every time I'm kiting.
Graeme
