Many of the nicknames, laughs, and stories we pass here on the stand are generated from the experiences we share together

in the water. And as watermen and women, talking about the surf and the people involved is as inevitable as the pre-season

lifeguards talking about the ‘movement at the draft’. Well, whenever Casey’s name comes up in conversation about surfing,

his legacy as the "Drop-in King" always draws goodnatured laughs and smiles from his friends. In the lineup we

never knew if he was grinning from the stoke, or cause he was about to snake us on a wave (he definitely earned his reputation

as ‘the Drop-in King’, though he always denied the title—albeit tongue-in-cheek. I bet he’s up there preparing a denial right now

just knew I was getting less waves." I’ll miss that so much about Casey, not just the goofy drop-in tales, but the fact that he

was so much fun in the water, and he definitely always added good cheer and story no matter what the activity.

If you’ve surfed Lincoln or Franklin in the past decade, chances are Casey was out there with you, sitting on his big

board with a broad smile, cheering you on as you paddled into wave. Casey had the spirit and soul of a surfer. Whether he

was trimming the waves with his favorite longboard or dancing to his favorite music at a Phish show, he was always out ‘sharing

in the groove’, and spreading it in kind. He was an outgoing, friendly, altruistic human being. We miss him already.

There is a simple and honorable way to keep Casey’s spirit alive: promote spirit in the water. Next time you see someone