Who was grant Adamson
Grant Adamson was a prominent business leader, passionate community advocate, and a proud scion of Malibu’s founding family. Affectionately regarded by locals as part of Malibu "royalty", Grant carried on his family's deep-rooted legacy of generosity and community development.
As the dedicated owner of the Malibu Beach RV Park (MBRVP), Grant took immense pride in maintaining a welcoming, world-class coastal destination overlooking the Pacific. His family’s historic ties to the area run incredibly deep; it was the Adamson family’s landmark land donation in 1968 that established the stunning Pepperdine University campus in Malibu. Grant served faithfully as a founding member of Pepperdine's Crest Advisory Board and was an avid swimmer with the Pepperdine Extreme Masters Swim Group, where friends lovingly nicknamed him “The Man, The Myth, The Legend”.
Tragically, Grant passed away at age 55 following a hot air balloon accident while vacationing with his family in Switzerland in August 2013. He is remembered by all who knew him as a humble, kind, and friendly man whose enduring legacy continues to shape the spirit and history of Malibu.
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Members of Malibu's Founding Family in Hot Air Balloon Crash, Dad Dies
Members of Malibu's Founding Family in Hot Air Balloon Crash, Dad Dies
Members of Malibu's Founding Family in Hot Air Balloon Crash, Dad Dies
Member of prominent Calif. family killed, wife and daughters injured.
ByLAMA HASANAugust 7, 2013, 12:43 AM
Aug. 7, 2013 — -- Police in Switzerland are investigating why a hot air balloon carrying members of Malibu, Calif.'s founding family slammed into a power line before plummeting 13 stories to the ground, killing one and injuring three others.
Grant Adamson, 55, died in the crash after he, wife Terry and their two daughters, Megan and Lauren, took off for a sightseeing trip early Tuesday in Château-d'Œx, an area known as the ballooning capitol of the world.
The Adamson family is one of California's most prominent families.
Members of Malibu's Founding Family in Hot Air Balloon Crash, Dad Dies
Members of Malibu's Founding Family in Hot Air Balloon Crash, Dad Dies
Helping to develop the wealthy seaside enclave of Malibu in the 1960s. Founding-family scion Grant Adamson was also on the advisory board at Pepperdine University in Malibu, where his wife is a law professor and Megan and Lauren were students.
"Students love [Terry], other faculty members adore her, and Grant was always there humble, kind, friendly. Just a loving couple and family," Pepperdine law profeessor Shelley Saxer told ABC News"
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The family had chartered the balloon for a day.
Members of Malibu's Founding Family in Hot Air Balloon Crash, Dad Dies
The family had chartered the balloon for a day.
The family had chartered the balloon for a day, according to the Grand Hotel, and the skies were clear. The balloon is run from the hotel although operated by a separate company. The family had been flying for two hours prior to the crash.
The 65-year-old pilot of the balloon was also injured in the accident and taken to the hospital by ambulance.
"We are doing all we can to support and assist the rescue crew and the investigators who are currently trying to determine the exact circumstances under which the accident took place," the hotel said in a statement.
Megan, 20, and Lauren Adamson, 24, had surgery Tuesday and were expected to be fine, while Terry Adamson remained in the ICU with several internal injuries,