Father of 14, Frank Long, always found time for Catholic church and community
MIDDLETOWN — Frank Long often referred to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren as “gifts.”
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MIDDLETOWN — Frank Long often referred to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren as “gifts.”
He had internal bleeding, six broken ribs and feared he might not make it to hospital alive.
The father-of-one, 29, had been surfing the waves off the coast of Teahupo'o in southern Tahiti on Friday when he was flung head first into the Pacific Ocean.
Tom Lowe is no stranger to waves of consequence. During the recent enormous Teahupoo swell, Lowe wiped out badly. Now he needs help from the surf community.
The Mavericks Awards took on its season-long format in 2019, ditching the single-day format to create a larger community around the wave and the event itself.