Ted “Bones” Kerwin, Lew Lewis, John Kerwin and Aaron Wolf (foreground) and Bill Edgar and Jim Kerwin with John Kerwin’s Ford are pictured during a 1936 surf trip to San Onofre. Ted Kerwin, a lifelong Hermosa Beach resident and pioneer member of the Surfers Walk of Fame passed away on November 26, 2012 surrounded by his wife and family at his home on Monterey Boulevard. He was 89 and one of the last remaining members of the pre World War II Hermosa Beach Surfing Club.
Ted is survived by his loving wife Dotty, five children (Scott, Brad, Bonnie, Duff and Casey), nine grandchildren (Jason, Adrian, Darcy, Rory, Brendan, Emma, Teddy, Duffy and Maddie) and a large contingent of other family and extended family. Brother Jim Kerwin of Ojai, California, is the last surviving of the original nine Kerwin Kids. A memorial service is planned at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at St. James Church, 415 Vincent Street, Redondo Beach. Immediately following the memorial service, a Celebration of Life will be held in the Bayside Ballroom at the Portofino Hotel, 260 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach.
