[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 533 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 533

  Recognizing the accomplishments of professional surfer and surfwear 
                         executive Danny Kwock.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2019

Mr. Rouda submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the accomplishments of professional surfer and surfwear 
                         executive Danny Kwock.

Whereas Danny Kwock was born in 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii;
Whereas, at age 8, Danny Kwock began surfing in Waikiki, Hawaii;
Whereas, at age 12, Danny Kwock moved to Newport Beach, California, and began 
        surfing at the Wedge;
Whereas Danny Kwock joined the Western Surfing Association, the longest running 
        amateur surfing association in the United States, in Huntington Beach, 
        California;
Whereas while attending high school in Newport Beach, Danny Kwock signed 
        sponsorship deals with Quiksilver, Rip Curl, and McCoy Surfboards;
Whereas Danny Kwock was one of the leaders of the California New Wave surfers in 
        the late 1970s and early 1980s;
Whereas, in 1986, Danny Kwock was named Marketing Director for Quiksilver;
Whereas Danny Kwock helped develop the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau 
        contest at Waimea Bay, Hawaii, that was first held in 1984;
Whereas Danny Kwock helped develop the Men Who Ride Mountains contest at 
        Maverick's, one of the wildest, heaviest, most dangerous big-wave spots 
        on Earth, first held in 1999 in California;
Whereas Danny Kwok helped bring future world surfing champions Kelly Slater and 
        Lisa Andersen to the Quiksilver team; and
Whereas, in 2002, Kwock was named President of Quicksilver's new Quicksilver 
        Entertainment division: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the 
accomplishments of professional surfer and surfwear executive Danny 
Kwock and his important role in establishing coastal Orange County as a 
focal point of the surf industry.
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