Hollander shaped the retail surf industry

Personal and business friends gathered from throughout Southern California Saturday at the Hermosa Beach pier for a paddleout in memory of Becker Surf founder Dave Hollander. Hollander and partners Phil Becker and Steve Mangeli founded Becker Surf in 1980 and built it into one of the country's largest surf companies, with seven Southern California shops. Friend Kent Burton attributed Becker Surf’s success in large part to the force of Hollander’s playful, upbeat personality. “Dave sh