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Thornton&#8217;s brother <strong>Marc<\/strong> shared news of the passing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/162203912405117\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook post<\/a>: &#8220;Sorry for having to share this information, but Richard Thornton passed away surfing today at The Hook in Santa Cruz. Doing what he loved. More to follow, but wanted to let everyone know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Richard Thornton, 65, was the son of the late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/passages-hall-of-fame-cal-coach-nort-thornton-dies-after-battle-with-heart-condition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nort Thornton<\/strong><\/a>, the longtime head men&#8217;s swimming coach at Cal who died in 2021. Thornton swam under his father with the Golden Bears before graduating from Berkeley and going on to found San Ramon Valley Aquatics in 1984. 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