He was a founder of the famed Santa Cruz Surfing Club and a historian who helped create the city’s surfing museum.
SANTA CRUZ — Local surfing pioneer Harry Mayo, one of the founders of the famed Santa Cruz Surfing Club in the 1930s, died Monday afternoon at Dominican Oaks. He was 99.Known as the “The Mayor of West Cliff,” Mayo lived in Santa Cruz for 97 years. His roots and local knowledge made him an excellent resource for city history and its now-rich surf culture. He was as much a part of the history he cherished.
“If it wasn’t for him, that particular timeline would’ve been lost,” said Kim Stoner, one of the founding members of the Santa Cruz Surf Museum with Mayo.“He was so affable, friendly and inclusive,” said Dr. Margo McBane, a former history teacher at San Jose State University who has known Mayo for two decades. “If he was at a barbecue, everyone would go over to him because he was so entertaining.”
In addition to heavy surfboards, club members surfed the frigid waters in a time well before wetsuits. Many of them wore sleeveless wool sweaters in an attempt to stay warm during winter. Yeah, these thrill seekers had a little bit of loco in them. “He meant everything,” Mel said. “We love our history, we love our heritage. It’s one of the things that’s so special about our community. I have nothing but respect for Mayo and the Santa Cruz Surf Club. It’s a huge loss for Santa Cruz.”Mayo’s surf career was cut short by life’s responsibilities. After a short-lived marriage in 1948, Mayo remarried Edith Marie “Judy” Parsons, a seamstress, in 1963. They were married 43 years, until her passing in 2006.
Mayo was one of the founders of the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum in ’86 and the Surf Statue on West Cliff Drive in ’92. He volunteered for the Santa Cruz Surf Club Preservation Society, served as the club’s photo archivist, and gave tours at the surfing museum.
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