Beach people passings 2015
Bob Bergstrom in the late 1940s on the beach in Hermosa with a balsa board he shaped in his garage. Photos courtesy of the Bergstrom family ‘Beach Captain’ Bob Bergstrom Bob “Beach Captain” Bergstrom passed away in August at his Hermosa Beach walk street home, one week after celebrating his 88th birthday with friends by performing “Happy Birthday” on his ukulele. The Hermosa Beach Surfers Walk of Fame Pioneer inductee earned the title Beach Captain for his leadership role in the beach culture in the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. He and fellow Surfers Walk of Fame Inductees built the first California surfboards and catamarans in their garages. From 1972 until 1995 he was the general manager of King Harbor Marine Center. Darrell Sperber, the owner of Manhattan Beach Toyota, passed away on Jan. 14. Photo courtesy of Manhattan Beach Toyota Sperber loved cars Darrell Sperber, owner and manager of Manhattan Beach Toyota, passed away in January, at age 68, from leukemia. Sperber bought a stake in the dealership in 2007 with legendary Denver Bronco quarterback John Elway and moved to Manhattan Beach from Newport Beach the following year. Sperber subsequently acquired sole ownership of the…
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