Gary is an old family friend of Stoked News. There is no one who enjoys his ride more than Gary and his home built, wine barrel woodie. He is a San Francisco native, has lived in Sonoma County since the early 1970s and worked in both the retail and wine businesses. He has been married to his high school sweetheart for 43 years and has four sons.
“I was born and raised four blocks from the beach in the Sunset District, near Jack O’Neill’s first wetsuit/surf shop. At a young age I figured out the purpose of those waves crashing on the beach: riding ’em!
In high school, surfing was a passion, but as a “grom,” it was hard to get to the great waves. I always bummed rides from older friends until I was able to purchase a very used 1957 VW bus. I put a used bed in the back, and it became the surf-trip ride for my friends and me to hit the beach when the surf was up.
After spending some time in Da Nang, Vietnam in 1967, I came home to marry my high school sweetheart. We moved to Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz … ” Great pictures and more
