Friends and family gathered at the Tweed Heads Crematorium today (April 5, 2012) for the funeral of Australian surfing legend Michael “MP” Peterson who died of a heart attack on March 29, 2012, according to a story on ABC Gold Coast.
It was a colourful congregation as MP’s mum, Joan Peterson, asked that everyone wore t-shirts, board shorts and thongs. . . Tributes from the international surfing community immediately flowed after the announcement of his death. . . Former world champion Mick Fanning, who grew up surfing the Coolangatta breaks as MP did, tweeted that MP was the ‘Original Coolangatta Kid.’
Many of the surfers who admired him most were contesting the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach during the gathering, however, they were all there in spirit.
[Link: ABC Gold Coast]
