Editor’s Note: This story was published in The SandPaper on Nov. 5, 2003. We are posting it now in light of surf industry pioneer and Manahawkin native Ron DiMenna’s death on Saturday, Sept. 6.
NICE WHEELS: ‘One of a Kind’ visits ‘The Original.’ Lynne DiMenna, the first lady of the Ron Jon legacy, said she and Ron go wherever the road leads. This week, it led them to Ship Bottom, where the biz began. (Photo by Ryan Morrill)
A body in motion stays in motion; that’s Newton’s first law, the law of inertia. For some people, it’s also a way of life, and if anyone is living proof, it’s Ron DiMenna, founder and owner of the world famous Ron Jon Surf Shop chain, and his wife, Lynne.
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