October 28, 2009, the SL surfing community lost a member in Real Life who had an impact in many ways in Second Life and on those he knew. Sioban McMahon and West of Ireland held a memorial service in honor of Cipriano Grut on November 3, 2009, at 4 PM SLT at Nancy Blake's Pub on West of Ireland sim.
Derry McMahon gave an opening prayer which ended with, "Blessed are You, God of Life, who alone knows the hour of our death and ultimate union with You." Several others spoke during the service to share their interactions and perceptions of Cip. A booklette is currently being prepared in world by several of Cip's friends to compile all his many writings for distribution.
The service closed with a poignant prayer and blessing by Derry called "A Surfer's Prayer":
"Oh great and powerful ocean, I fear and respect your beauty. I wish not to take away nor leave anything behind. I only wish to dance with you for a short while."
This was followed by "Blessing":
"Deep peace of the running wave to you. Deep peace of the flowing air to you. Deep peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep peace of the shining stars to you. Deep peace of the infinite peace to you."
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I hope the memorial captured a bit of Cip's warm spirit, his generosity in helping and teaching others, and his great talent as a writer.
Thank you to all who attended and participated. Cip was a good soul and an honorable man. He was also a friend.
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