Over the holiday weekend, the surf world lost two of its own. Jean da Silva, a 32-year-old Brazilian surfer, was found dead in his home on Friday evening and 34-year-old Mexican big-wave surfer Oscar Moncada died in a car crash on Sunday. According to SURFER and unconfirmed reports, it is believed that da Silva took his own life after battling with depression. The Brazilian was a standout on the Qualifying Series (QS), nearly qualifying for the Championship Tour (CT) in 2012 when he finished 35th on the QS.
Jean, não sei o que dizer nesse momento de dor, tu foi uns dos caras que mais puxou a minha evolução na fase amadora. Um surfista de corpo e alma Descanse em Paz @jeandasilva / We loss a good legend surfer and community are in deep RIP @jeandasilva A post shared by Adriano De Souza (@adrianodesouza) on Nov 25, 2017 at 4:32am PST
Tributes from fellow Brazilian surfers and professional surfers all around the world, whom da Silva was friends with, poured in on social media. A ceremonial paddle out was held on Sunday at Sunset Beach before the start of the Vans World Cup on the North Shore of Oahu.
Family and friends came together today at Sunset Beach to pay tribute to the recent passing of @jeandasilva . Família e amigos se reuniram hoje em Sunset Beach para homenagear @jeandasilva. A post shared by World Surf League (@wsl) on Nov 25, 2017 at 2:38pm PST
So sad to wake up to this news. I always loved your vibe you brought to every place I saw you. It was a mixture of super happy, cool, respectful and elegant. Not to mention you were an amazing surfer. Rest in peace my friend @jeandasilva A post shared by Jack Freestone (@jackfreestone) on Nov 25, 2017 at 10:01am PST
Jean. Thanks for showing me the ropes when I first came to Brasil. Thanks for always being kind and open. Thanks for being one of the best house guests we ever had at home. Thanks for sharing your love for life and surfing with me. And for always having the time for my parents and sister. I’m so sorry I never got to tell you this in this life…but I’ll see you in the next one. A post shared by Adrian Buchan (@acebuchan) on Nov 25, 2017 at 1:02pm PST
Descansa en paz amigo #RIP aun no lo puedo creer por qué ? Ni como una persona tan buena con @jeandasilva puede dejarnos de este mundo ,hoy me levanto con esta triste noticia..te voy a extrañar brother hoy lloro por ti. que vallas con díos A post shared by Oscar Moncada (@oscar_moncada1) on Nov 25, 2017 at 7:19am PST
Moncada knew da Silva, as well, and had taken to Instagram to share his love for his fallen friend before being involved in a fatal car accident on Sunday. As reported by SURFER, Moncada was with friends near Puerto Escondido when the car crash occurred. Three others involved in the crash also lost their lives.
RIP my brother Thoughts and prayers to all his family and friends in Mexico and around the world. A post shared by Jamie Mitchell (@jamie_mitcho) on Nov 25, 2017 at 11:53pm PST
You were so full of life and ready to charge anything. Your happiness and strength you showed us will live through all of us. I️ loved this day when we switched boards and we’re just laughing and pulling into barrels all morning. you always had the brightest smile and lived life to the fullest.My prayers are with your friends and family. We love you @oscar_moncada1 Rest In Peace. and @dieggss Rest In Peace brother you always had open arms for everyone and never scared of a good time Always good vibes love you and miss you too brother. and I️ just want to say love you too all of you and to live this day and forever as if it’s your last . Because life is that special. A post shared by Brad Domke (@braddomke) on Nov 26, 2017 at 8:57am PST
Moncada was a local standout at Puerto Escondido and spent two years on the Big Wave Tour. He and da Silva will both be greatly missed.
With heavy heart I write about two great humans who left this earth too early. Oscar Moncada @oscar_moncada1 and Jean da Silva @jeandasilva RIP. In the surfing community loss like this hits hard. We all share a common bond globally that is challenging to describe. It feels like a loss to our family. My prayers and condolences go out to their family and friends. As well to all of you that feel the same. Life is fragile, love all as you walk through life. A post shared by peter_mel (@peter_mel) on Nov 26, 2017 at 9:12am PST
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Over the holiday weekend, the surf world lost two of its own. Jean da Silva, a 32-year-old Brazilian surfer, was found dead in his home on Friday evening and 34-year-old Mexican big-wave surfer Oscar Moncada died in a car crash on Sunday.
According to SURFER and unconfirmed reports, it is believed that da Silva took his own life after battling with depression. The Brazilian was a standout on the Qualifying Series (QS), nearly qualifying for the Championship Tour (CT) in 2012 when he finished 35th on the QS.
Jean, não sei o que dizer nesse momento de dor, tu foi uns dos caras que mais puxou a minha evolução na fase amadora. Um surfista de corpo e alma Descanse em Paz @jeandasilva / We loss a good legend surfer and community are in deep RIP @jeandasilva A post shared by Adriano De Souza (@adrianodesouza) on Nov 25, 2017 at 4:32am PST
Jean, não sei o que dizer nesse momento de dor, tu foi uns dos caras que mais puxou a minha evolução na fase amadora. Um surfista de corpo e alma Descanse em Paz @jeandasilva / We loss a good legend surfer and community are in deep RIP @jeandasilva
A post shared by Adriano De Souza (@adrianodesouza) on Nov 25, 2017 at 4:32am PST
Tributes from fellow Brazilian surfers and professional surfers all around the world, whom da Silva was friends with, poured in on social media. A ceremonial paddle out was held on Sunday at Sunset Beach before the start of the Vans World Cup on the North Shore of Oahu.
Family and friends came together today at Sunset Beach to pay tribute to the recent passing of @jeandasilva . Família e amigos se reuniram hoje em Sunset Beach para homenagear @jeandasilva. A post shared by World Surf League (@wsl) on Nov 25, 2017 at 2:38pm PST
Family and friends came together today at Sunset Beach to pay tribute to the recent passing of @jeandasilva . Família e amigos se reuniram hoje em Sunset Beach para homenagear @jeandasilva.
A post shared by World Surf League (@wsl) on Nov 25, 2017 at 2:38pm PST
So sad to wake up to this news. I always loved your vibe you brought to every place I saw you. It was a mixture of super happy, cool, respectful and elegant. Not to mention you were an amazing surfer. Rest in peace my friend @jeandasilva A post shared by Jack Freestone (@jackfreestone) on Nov 25, 2017 at 10:01am PST
So sad to wake up to this news. I always loved your vibe you brought to every place I saw you. It was a mixture of super happy, cool, respectful and elegant. Not to mention you were an amazing surfer. Rest in peace my friend @jeandasilva
A post shared by Jack Freestone (@jackfreestone) on Nov 25, 2017 at 10:01am PST
Jean. Thanks for showing me the ropes when I first came to Brasil. Thanks for always being kind and open. Thanks for being one of the best house guests we ever had at home. Thanks for sharing your love for life and surfing with me. And for always having the time for my parents and sister. I’m so sorry I never got to tell you this in this life…but I’ll see you in the next one. A post shared by Adrian Buchan (@acebuchan) on Nov 25, 2017 at 1:02pm PST
Jean. Thanks for showing me the ropes when I first came to Brasil. Thanks for always being kind and open. Thanks for being one of the best house guests we ever had at home. Thanks for sharing your love for life and surfing with me. And for always having the time for my parents and sister. I’m so sorry I never got to tell you this in this life…but I’ll see you in the next one.
A post shared by Adrian Buchan (@acebuchan) on Nov 25, 2017 at 1:02pm PST
Descansa en paz amigo #RIP aun no lo puedo creer por qué ? Ni como una persona tan buena con @jeandasilva puede dejarnos de este mundo ,hoy me levanto con esta triste noticia..te voy a extrañar brother hoy lloro por ti. que vallas con díos A post shared by Oscar Moncada (@oscar_moncada1) on Nov 25, 2017 at 7:19am PST
Descansa en paz amigo #RIP aun no lo puedo creer por qué ? Ni como una persona tan buena con @jeandasilva puede dejarnos de este mundo ,hoy me levanto con esta triste noticia..te voy a extrañar brother hoy lloro por ti. que vallas con díos
A post shared by Oscar Moncada (@oscar_moncada1) on Nov 25, 2017 at 7:19am PST
Moncada knew da Silva, as well, and had taken to Instagram to share his love for his fallen friend before being involved in a fatal car accident on Sunday. As reported by SURFER, Moncada was with friends near Puerto Escondido when the car crash occurred. Three others involved in the crash also lost their lives.
RIP my brother Thoughts and prayers to all his family and friends in Mexico and around the world. A post shared by Jamie Mitchell (@jamie_mitcho) on Nov 25, 2017 at 11:53pm PST
RIP my brother Thoughts and prayers to all his family and friends in Mexico and around the world.
A post shared by Jamie Mitchell (@jamie_mitcho) on Nov 25, 2017 at 11:53pm PST
You were so full of life and ready to charge anything. Your happiness and strength you showed us will live through all of us. I️ loved this day when we switched boards and we’re just laughing and pulling into barrels all morning. you always had the brightest smile and lived life to the fullest.My prayers are with your friends and family. We love you @oscar_moncada1 Rest In Peace. and @dieggss Rest In Peace brother you always had open arms for everyone and never scared of a good time Always good vibes love you and miss you too brother. and I️ just want to say love you too all of you and to live this day and forever as if it’s your last . Because life is that special. A post shared by Brad Domke (@braddomke) on Nov 26, 2017 at 8:57am PST
You were so full of life and ready to charge anything. Your happiness and strength you showed us will live through all of us. I️ loved this day when we switched boards and we’re just laughing and pulling into barrels all morning. you always had the brightest smile and lived life to the fullest.My prayers are with your friends and family. We love you @oscar_moncada1 Rest In Peace. and @dieggss Rest In Peace brother you always had open arms for everyone and never scared of a good time Always good vibes love you and miss you too brother. and I️ just want to say love you too all of you and to live this day and forever as if it’s your last . Because life is that special.
A post shared by Brad Domke (@braddomke) on Nov 26, 2017 at 8:57am PST
Moncada was a local standout at Puerto Escondido and spent two years on the Big Wave Tour. He and da Silva will both be greatly missed.
With heavy heart I write about two great humans who left this earth too early. Oscar Moncada @oscar_moncada1 and Jean da Silva @jeandasilva RIP. In the surfing community loss like this hits hard. We all share a common bond globally that is challenging to describe. It feels like a loss to our family. My prayers and condolences go out to their family and friends. As well to all of you that feel the same. Life is fragile, love all as you walk through life. A post shared by peter_mel (@peter_mel) on Nov 26, 2017 at 9:12am PST
With heavy heart I write about two great humans who left this earth too early. Oscar Moncada @oscar_moncada1 and Jean da Silva @jeandasilva RIP. In the surfing community loss like this hits hard. We all share a common bond globally that is challenging to describe. It feels like a loss to our family. My prayers and condolences go out to their family and friends. As well to all of you that feel the same. Life is fragile, love all as you walk through life.
A post shared by peter_mel (@peter_mel) on Nov 26, 2017 at 9:12am PST
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