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The man who was killed in a Caltrain collision near the California Avenue station in Palo Alto on Saturday at around 10:15 a.m. has been identified as Craig Rockhold, 59, according to his family and other sources.
The incident appears to have been an intentional act, Caltrain spokeswoman Tasha Bartholomew said.
There were no injuries reported to the 596 train passengers, who were released at the neighboring Palo Alto station, according to Caltrain.
A Palo Alto resident, Mr. Rockhold had grown up in Menlo Park and played water polo for Menlo-Atherton High School and the University of California, Los Angeles, said his wife, Anne.
Mr. Rockhold was an internationally ranked water polo referee who led games at Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley and other institutions on the West Coast, she said.
Mr. Rockhold was also active within the local aquatics and fitness community. He was a swimming coach for the Stanford Masters Swimming team and the University Club of Palo Alto; an instructor at Pilates V; and a personal trainer at Vivre Fitness, which recently closed, according to his LinkedIn.com profile.
He was also a volunteer assistant water polo coach at Palo Alto High School from 2008 to 2011.
“We are very sorry to hear about the passing of longtime water polo referee Craig Rockhold,” USA Water Polo said on its Facebook page Tuesday night. “Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time.”
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