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HOBIE – OBIT – 04/01/14 09:57 S.S.

A MAN, WHO STARTED AN EMPIRE WHEN HE BEGAN BUILDING LIGHTWEIGHT, MANEUVERABLE, FOAM-CORE SURF BOARDS 50 YEARS AGO (INSTEAD OF THE OLD-STYLE HEAVY WOODEN BOARDS) HAS DIED. ALTHOUGH HOBART LAIDLAW ALTER STARTED WITH HOBIE BRAND SURFBOARDS, HE MOVED ON TO MAKE SKATEBOARDS, KAYAKS, CATAMARANS, BEACHWARE AND MORE, HAS DIED. ALTER WAS 80 YEARS-OLD WHEN HE PASSED AWAY OVER THE WEEKEND AT HIS PALM DESERT HOME (AFTER A LENGTHY BATTLE WITH CANCER).

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