R.I.P. Damien Winters

[CCody]

We have lost a friend and fellow glass worker.

Damien Winters was an amazing person. I hope some of you had the chance to know him!

I remember Damien as a snowboarder and windsurfer and being very passionate about it! He also happened to be a great lampworker!!
Damien was turning out tubes and other glassware since.?..(I met him in 2001 and he was already well into the biz) He was working to live but he lived to PLAY! Mt Hood and the Columbia River Gorge. He died windsurfing friday July 18 from what a friend has told me.

My family remembers Damien and send our respect to his family.

[CCody]

this is one of the many drinking glasses I've bought from Damien.
this is the only one I still own.
The fume is beautiful! it makes my O.J. look pinkish-mango and my grape juice becomes cosmic black-blue

[shark bait]

R.I.P Damien

[bc]

Sorry to hear of this loss. Atleast he enjoyed his time here.

[midniteburner]

I am so very sorry to hear about the death of your friend. He sounds like he had quite a zest for living life to the fullest.

I found this: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1216781724123860.xml&coll=7&thispage=1

very sad!!!!

Sara

[The Lorax]

thats fucked up, sorry for the loss

[lucidvisions]

Sympathy and love for his family and friends. Sorry to hear of this loss.

Josh

[phab]

...condolences to damiens family and friends.

[Swampy]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.

Sincere condolences to family and friends.

Paul

[blackstoneglass]

My condolences to his family. At least he died on his own terms doing something he loved doing......

[michaelangeloglass]

R.I.P. That's sad, I did like reading about him being a bad mambajamba on the board though. It has to be really difficult to pull a flip on a sail board.


Respect

[pacosaki]

So sorry Christina. Condolences to his family and friends.

[Arcane Glass]

R.I.P. My Condolences to his family and friends.

[glassqueen2001]

We are very saddened by this. So sorry for your loss Christina & Family. Damien will be very greatly missed but still adored and admired for years to come. Please accept the deepest sympathies of every one at Winship Designs. We enjoyed the awsome gift of knowing Damien.

[Ben Burton Glass]

Aloha Brother... Warm wishes and blessing to the family...

[Bglass]

damien was a good friend of my buddie matts... had the pleasure of meeting him and talking glass with him a few times.... he loved glass from the sounds of it and loved the outdoors...
best wishes to his family, he will be a great man missed.

[PTrautman]

Gosh, I'm very sad to hear about this. Condolences to family and friends.

I didn't know Damien myself. However, I've lost friends before in sailplane accidents. I think I'd rather go that way than sitting on my ass in an old folks home. I think it's more important to live a full and exciting life than to be dull and over cautious all the time. None the less, proper training and safety awareness can sometimes save you.

Peace be with you Damien !

[J Howard]

i didn't get to know damien, but i wish i had... a fellow windsurfer, snowboarder/skier, and glassblower. we probably would have gotten along great

godbless

[Free]

Damien was an awesome person and a super great friend he introduced me to glass in about 1995 and showed me all he knew. We shared our first shop together in eugene during the mid nineties when the scene was exploding, I am glad to have shared that experience with him. We made countless trips up and down the west coast selling glass and going to festivals, and had alot of fun in the process. He was one of the great true friends in my life and will be greatly missed, but never forgotten! This is a picture of him at seattle hempfest around 2000.

--Josh--

[ALIEN!]

My condolences to his family and friends. Rest in Peace brother

[Mr. Wonka]

I never had the pleasure of meeting Damien, but I would like also to offer my condolences to all that new him.

Tom

[PyroChixRock]

Rest in peace brother. Condolences from my family to yours. :heart:

[jstuna]

rest in peace to a fellow boarder and lampworker
jason