COCOA BEACH, Fla. – Ron DiMenna, company founder of the famous Ron Jon Surf Shop, died Saturday at 88 years old, the company said in a news release.

DiMenna began Ron Jon Surf Shop in 1959 in New Jersey, opening the first store two years later in Long Island Beach, the release states.

Ron Jon stores can now be found throughout Florida in Cocoa Beach , Lake Buena Vista , Fort Myers, Key West, Panama City Beach, Clearwater Beach and Pensacola Beach, as well as in Ocean City, Maryland; Orange Beach, Alabama; and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, according to the company.

The entire Ron Jon family mourns this loss. On behalf of our Board of Directors, management team and employees, we extend our deepest sympathy to Ron’s wife, Lynne DiMenna.

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