The legacy of Stan Nidowicz was front and center at the Surf City Hotel July 12 as friends, family and acquaintances alike came together to celebrate Stanapalooza one final time in honor of a man they called “legendary” and “the best of his generation.”

“He was a wonderful man with wonderful stories,” Mark Connor said of longtime friend Nidowicz, who passed away in August 2024, just two months following his 100th birthday.