History
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LeRoy laying on deck minutes after great white shark attack 1962 San Francisco |
Cross recovered from the 1741 Matanceros wreck site off Yucatan in the early 1960's. |
Bronica Housing Mfg by French Underwater Industries in 1976. |
Underwater helmet St. Maarten. Founder J. Keizer/LeRoy French 1990? |
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Dive shop founded by Barbara & LeRoy French early 80's. |
Light Meter Holder mid 70's. |
Stan Waterman and LeRoy on board the Undersea Hunter on a Cocos Island trip. |
LeRoy's 1949 Plymouth entered in the Oakland Roadster receives first place award 'Best of Show'. Car was designed and built by LeRoy mid 1950. |
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1949 Custom Plymouth (Candy Apple Red Color) |
LeRoy French with his 1936 Ford three window coupe Circa 1955. |
Ocean Explorers Dive Center in St. Maarten founded in 1985 by Barbara and LeRoy French. |
Grenada Divers founded by Cam and LeRoy French early 1970's in Grenada, West Indies. |
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Skin Diver Magazine article. |
The Bamboo Reef in San Rafael, California. Founded by Al Giddings and LeRoy in 1958. |
Truk Lagoon customs 1962. |
Early days Cayman Island expeditions, 1960's. |
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Jack McKenney of Skin Diver Magazine and UNEXSO. |
Growing up in Idaho. |
Mullet Bay Beach: Maho Watersports at Mullet Bay Beach Hotel. Owned and operated by Barbara, LeRoy and Mike Myers 1980. St. Maarten. |
Ocean Explorers Logo St. Maarten |
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U/W Housing: One of many underwater housings manufactured by LeRoy's company. This is the cine 8. 1970's. |
Undersea Adventures a company in St. Maarten founded by Thierry Pierrard and LeRoy. 2009. |
My beautiful horse 'Tumblebug' 1950's. |
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A kiss from world famous Zale Perry at an award presentation to LeRoy at the Santa Monica International Underwater Film Festival. |
Sojourns is a travel agency devoted to divers travel. It also operated a resort in Baja California So. of LaPaz. Founded in the 1960's by LeRoy. |
This image has appeared on more than 150,000 swim suits. Circa 2012. |
LeRoy French's San Francisco Skin Diving School, 1969. |
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LeRoy Executive Producer |
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Treasure Hunting in Yucatan. Matanceros wreck. |
Publicity for Beaulieu camera. |
On the wreck of the 'Balboa' Grand Cayman. |
Endorsement for Beaulieu. |
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LeRoy meeting with Jacques Cousteau prior to award ceremony at International Underwater Film Festival, Santa Monica, California 1970's. |
Saba Deep Shop: LeRoy, Mike Myers and Ed Arnold owners. 1980's. |
25 years teaching for PADI. |
50 years teaching for NAUI (as of 2015) |
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'Sand Dollar' is a day sailing trip for cruise ship passengers on LeRoy's 36' trimaran in the early '70's. Great fun!! |
This strobe light is one of many products manufactured by LeRoy's company, French Underwater Industries in San Rafael during the late '70's. |
Silver coin found during a normal dive in St.
Maarten waters. The date can still be seen 1793. |
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In 1990 a Black Belt was awarded to LeRoy in Tae Kwon Do. |
Mayan artifact. |
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