COCOA BEACH, Fla. — Ron Jon Surf Shop founder Ron DiMenna passed away Saturday at the age of 88.

What You Need To Know • Ron Jon Surf Shop founder Rob DiMenna died Saturday at 88 years old • DiMenna opened his second store in Cocoa Beach in the 1960s • The store has grown to 52,000 square feet and celebrates surfing and beach culture • He and his wife, Lynne, founded the Surfing's Evolution & Preservation Foundation to protect Florida's beaches and address coastal issues

DiMenna founded the original Ron Jon's in 1959 on Long Beach Island, N.J., and opened the first store there in 1961. By 1963, he opened his second store, the "One-of-a-Kind" Ron Jon Surf Shop , at Canaveral Pier in Cocoa Beach. That store is now a 52,000-square-foot celebration of beach and the surfing culture an

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