SANTA CRUZ >> Shawn “Barney” Barron, a colorful and widely known surfer from Santa Cruz, collapsed and died Tuesday afternoon at his home on the Westside. He was 44. About 4:30 p.m., a 23-year-old ...
SANTA CRUZ — Shawn “Barney” Barron, the 44-year-old Santa Cruz surfer hailed for his innovative surfing and frequent volunteer work, died from a rupture in his heart facilitated by methamphetamine use ...