Ron DiMenna, founder of Ron Jon Surf Shop, died on Saturday at 88.

DiMenna founded the surf shop in 1959, over 65 years ago, and grew it into a global phenomenon with East Coast locations. Latest Forecast

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With his wife, Lynne, he established the Surfing's Evolution & Preservation Foundation, a charity dedicated to protecting Florida's beaches.

Michele Goodwin, president of Ron Jon Surf Shop, stated the company's operations will continue unchanged, preserving DiMenna's vision.

"The Original" Ron Jon Surf Shop opened in Long Beach Island, New Jersey, two years after its 1959 New Jersey shore founding, expanding to various Florida, Maryland, Alabama, and South Carolina locations.

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