Richard Lucien Barras

Richard passed away on September 23, 2010. He was a long time resident of the beach cities. He was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island on October 5, 1950. He moved to California with his family when he was 15 years old. Richard immediately learned to surf, dive and sail, spending as much time on and in the ocean as possible. He graduated from Mira Costa High School in 1969 and soon after moved to Maui where he lived for 15 years. He is preceded in death by his father, Robert; and brothers, Bob and Roger. He is survived by his mother, Yvonne Barras of Hermosa Beach; his son (and fellow waterman), Cole Barras (18) of Manhattan Beach. He lived on the ocean and he died on the ocean. There will be a celebration of Rich's life on October 10th at 2pm at Port Royal Yacht Club, located at 555 Harbor Dr., Redondo Beach, CA 90277. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Surfrider Foundation www.surfrider.org. Please sign the guestbook at dailybreeze.com/obits