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Esau 'Mark' Kessler

loving kind-hearted easy going gentle-spirited uber-talented creative tenacious devastatingly handsome dear friend father fiancé

At 6:50 am, Sunday, December 14th, our dear friend Easu Lafcadio 'Mark' Kessler lost his battle with esophageal cancer and went home to be with his Savior.

Mark was diagnosed this spring when he began struggling with eating and keeping food down which resulted in excessive weight loss. With his fiance, Dana, and other dear friends and family by his side, Mark spent several months in a blur of treatments, biopsies, scans and operations. As a self-employed graphic designer, he had less than ideal health insurance and eventually reached the point where he was unable to work at all.

Thanks to the generosity of so many, this site has been instrumental in helping ease the financial burdens Mark faced this year. The needs now center around funeral costs and other related expenses. Please continue to share this site and thank you again for your compassion and willingness to give.

As always, prayers for Dana, Mark's children and family and all those who have loved him best are greatly appreciated.

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un Esau ‘Mark’ Kessler

loving kind-hearted easy going gentle-spirited uber-talented creative tenacious devastatingly handsome dear friend father fiancé

At 6:50 am, Sunday, December 14th, our dear friend Easu Lafcadio ‘Mark’ Kessler lost his battle with esophageal cancer and went home to be with his Savior.

Mark was diagnosed this spring when he began struggling with eating and keeping food down which resulted in excessive weight loss. With his fiance, Dana, and other dear friends and family by his side, Mark spent several months in a blur of treatments, biopsies, scans and operations. As a self-employed graphic designer, he had less than ideal health insurance and eventually reached the point where he was unable to work at all.

Thanks to the generosity of so many, this site has been instrumental in helping ease the financial burdens Mark faced this year. The needs now center around funeral costs and other related expenses. Please continue to share this site and thank you again for your compassion and willingness to give.

As always, prayers for Dana, Mark’s children and family and all those who have loved him best are greatly appreciated.

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” ~ Helen Keller ~

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The Rain Follows the Forest: A Documentary on how Hawaii’s loss of trees through deforestation. Contributes to increasing drought. (2012) ) (CC) - [28:29]

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Make a Splash with Splash Bottle!!! www.splashbottle.com

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2014 Billabong Pipe Masters Day 1 RECAP

Surfer | Joel Centeio 

Video/GIF | aspworldtour

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barreling

ph: twhy

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Bing Crosby - Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian Christmas Song)

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Here’s a little holiday cheer I dug up, a steel guitar and ukulele version of I’ll Be Home For Christmas I did for a play set in the 40’s.

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ADVENT DAY 10

oh god oh god oh god oh god THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY

p/s/ I hope this is the right box! there’s another one with a bird on it too?!

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Eddie Aikau 2014-2015

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30TH ANNUAL QUIKSILVER IN MEMORY OF EDDIE AIKAU INVITEES ANNOUNCED

This winter, big wave riding celebrates a special milestone with the 30th annual Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Quiksilver is pleased to announce the list of official 2014/15 Invitees and Alternates on this very special occasion.

The event honors Hawaiian hero Eddie Aikau, whose legacy is the respect he held for the ocean; his concern for the safety of all who entered it on his watch; and the way with which he rode Waimea Bay on its most giant and memorable days.

The competition has only been held a total of 8 times: it’s inaugural year at Sunset Beach, and then seven more times at its permanent home of Waimea Bay. The Eddie was last held on December 9, 2009, won by California’s Greg Long.*

Invitees

AARON GOLD

BRUCE IRONS

CLYDE AIKAU

DAVE WASSEL

GARRETT MCNAMARA

GRANT BAKER

GREG LONG

IAN WALSH

JAMIE MITCHELL

JAMIE O’BRIEN

JAMIE STERLING

JOHN JOHN FLORENCE

KALA ALEXANDER

KELLY SLATER

KOHL CHRISTENSEN

MAKUA ROTHMAN

MARK HEALEY

NATHAN FLETCHER

NOAH JOHNSON

PETER MEL

REEF MCINTOSH

RAMON NAVARRO

SHANE DORIAN

SUNNY GARCIA

ROSS CLARKE-JONES

TAKAYUKI WAKITA

TOM CARROLL

JEREMY FLORES

Alternates

MASON HO

KOA ROTHMAN

KALANI CHAPMAN

DANILO COUTO

BILLY KEMPER

ANTHONY TASHNICK

CARLOS BURLE

ALBEE LAYER

ROSS WILLIAMS

BEN WILKINSON

DANNY FULLER

KEALII MAMALA

MICHAEL HO

KAI LENNY

SHAWN DOLLAR

GABRIEL VILLARAN

EVAN VALIERE

KAHEA HART

KEONI WATSON

DEREK DUNFEE

KOBY ABBERTON

MARK MATHEWS

ALEX GRAY

LAURIE TOWNER

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1958 Kaiser Waimea

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Be fearless!! This quote,to is about Eddie Aikau, legendary lifeguard and surfer on the North Shore of Hawaii, surfing waves that no one else would dare to. That’s where the saying came from 🌺💕#carlossosa #surfcorefitness #alohatrainer #surfcore #fitness #workout #personaltrainer #weightloss #gym #trainer #surf #surfing #diet #losangeles #hula #trx #hawaii (at Surfcore Fitness Personal Training)

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Highest energies ever recorded in Berkeley Lab’s new “tabletop” compact particle accelerator 

By Kate Greene - Using one of the most powerful lasers in the world, researchers have accelerated subatomic particles to the highest energies ever recorded from a compact accelerator. The team, from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab), used a specialized petawatt laser and a charged-particle gas called plasma to get the particles up to speed. The setup is known as a laser-plasma accelerator, an emerging class of particle accelerators that physicists believe can shrink traditional, miles-long accelerators to machines that can fit on a table. READ MORE ON BERKELEY LAB

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beach, flower, hawaii, summer - inspiring picture on Favim.com no We Heart It - http://weheartit.com/entry/66959021

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