In Memoriam - California Surf Museum

Surf Icon Mike Hynson Passes Away At 82

From “The Endless Summer” to the Summer of Love, Hynson’s influence and impact reached across cultural divides. One of the greatest surf lives ever lived, the legendary Mike Hynson has gracefully kicked…

CSMJanuary 15, 2025

In Memoriam

A Beautiful Boogie Ride

Tom Morey - August 14, 1935 – October 15, 2021 One of the greats of surfing is gone. Our friend Tom Morey passed away Wednesday evening, peacefully at Saddleback Memorial in Orange…

CSMOctober 17, 2021

In Memoriam

Eulogy of Patrick O’Connor

By Bob Shoecraft Taken from Pat’s 2007 Application to the Surfer’s Walk of Fame. My name is Pat O’Connor. I grew up in Hermosa Beach and consider it my hometown. There has…

CSMOctober 6, 2021

In Memoriam

Bruce Meyers, Creator of the Meyers Manx, Passed Away

His creation became popularized as the Dune Buggy and brought off-road joy to thousands. Bruce Meyers, creator of the Meyers Manx, a car that would become known worldwide as "The Dune Buggy" and…

CSMApril 6, 2021

In Memoriam

Andy Irons – Eulogy to a Great Waterman

He was going home. Andy Irons one of the greatest surfers of all time, succumbed while traveling back to his beloved Isle of Kauai. Only 32 years old, he had in that…

CSMJuly 23, 2020

Surf Icon Mike Hynson Passes Away At 82

A Beautiful Boogie Ride

Eulogy of Patrick O’Connor

Bruce Meyers, Creator of the Meyers Manx, Passed Away

Andy Irons – Eulogy to a Great Waterman

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