There are hundreds of photos from the memorial celebrations we had to honor Dan on August 3rd and 4th, 2014.
You can see all those photos here!


Oceanside Longboard Surf Contest and Beach Festival

Every year Oceanside hosts the Oceanside Longboard Surf Contest and Beach Festival, and in 2014 it was held in memory of Dan “Skydog” Highland. On the last day of the contest, August 3rd, we held a memorial paddle out (see below) in honor of Dan.

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 Paddle Out • Oceanside Pier • August 3, 2014. The sun came out just as we arrived in the outriggers!


Military Ceremony and Burial • Miramar National Cemetery • August 4, 2014

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Reception • Beach Break Café • Oceanside • August 4, 2014

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Donations Made In Memory of Dan Highland to the California Surf Museum


Thank you to all who have generously donated — and to those of you who continue to generously donate — to the California Surf Museum In Memory of Dan Highland. I know that Dan is totally stoked that these donations are helping to keep the lights on and the doors open at CSM!

On the Memorial Wall at the California Surf Museum:

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Leslie Torburn

Sean Bush

Don & Donna Torburn

Tom & Linda Keck

Louise & Larry Balma

Patti & Larry Kenyon

Gabe Burris

Jocelyn Thom

Gene Ramos

Marilyn Campbell

Wendy Hockett

John Moore

Louise Dockerty

David & Lisa Miller

Jim & Kerry Craig

Oceanside Longboard Surfing Club
Club Members, Gala and
Surf Contest Beer Garden Tips

Jessica Padilla Bowen

LJ & Kim Richards

Forward Foods LLC

Jim & Janie Marmack

Kerry & Dave Noon

Tom Sklenar & Daryl Dick

Jeaneane Colombero

Jerry & Louise Jefferies

Tara Lee Torburn

Donations made to CSM remembering Dan on his birthday:

Don & Donna Torburn

Dave & Lisa Miller

Julie Cox

 To make a donation to the California Surf Museum in memory of Dan:

Or mail a check to:
California Surf Museum
c/o Tara Lee Torburn
312 Pier View Way
Oceanside CA 92054