PAUL BREWERTributes were paid to Paul Brewer, a popular 26-year-old surf-mad son who was killed in a road accident in Morocco on 4 March, 2010.Mr Brewer, from Devon, was a former South Dartmoor Community College student.He has been described by family as 'outgoing and caring with a wicked sense of humour'.Mr Brewer moved to the North African country in September 2009 to work with friends running a leading surf holiday company.He was survived by his parents, retired teachers Peter and Eileen Brewer, who live in Ashburton, Devon. He was also survived by his sister Claire.The family said he was an active and outgoing young man who 'made so many friends wherever he went'."He was outgoing, caring, compassionate, friendly and had a wicked sense of humour," Mr Brewer said. "He had brilliant, sparkly eyes and a smashing smile."He paid tribute to his son's 'amazing' friends in Morocco for their help."We have had lots of cards, flowers and visitors," Mr Brewer said. "His friends have been very supportive. Some are travelling back from New Zealand and Thailand."Mr Brewer, who was raised in St Dominick, near Callington in South East Cornwall, began his love of surfing on Cornish shores and ended up travelling all over the world."He started surfing when we used to go down to Porthcothan," Mr Brewer remembered. "He progressed from a bodyboard to a longboard and became very competent, surfing all year round. He surfed all over the world, from Australia to Bali and New Zealand to Morocco."He was working for a specialist recruitment company in Exeter, where he lived with friends, when he was offered the chance to go to Morocco in 2009.He was working for Surf Maroc, a company owned by friends he met through university, when the accident happened."Wherever he went he made strong and lasting friendships, was selfless, full of energy, lived life to the full and encouraged others to do the same," Mr Brewer added."He radiated a spirit which touched others wherever he went and made a real difference to so many people."South Dartmoor Community College principal Ray Tarleton said: "We are all shocked by the news of Paul's death."He was a charming, likeable man. One of my teachers said people like Paul were the reason they wanted to teach."He was a wonderful pupil, very active and involved in sport as well as dance. It's very sad."http://www.this issouthdevon. co.uk/news/Surfer-di es-crash- Morocco/article-1903 872- detail/article.html [thisissouthdevon.co .uk]
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