REMEMBERING

Boogie On

Board inspired my fam, too

Seen: Tom Morey, who inspired millions with his iconic Boogie Board, died. My youngest, the Original Boogie Board Queen, texted the bad news.

Heard: Morey was accomplished across the spectrum of life. Well-known SoCal Surfer Dude in the ’50s and ’60s; jazz musician; aeronautical engineer.

Noted: “But nothing he did made as big a splash as the 3½ -foot board he carved from a piece of foam in 1971,” wrote Matt Schudel in The Washington Post. “…the first ‘Boogie Board,’ which later became a trademarked brand name and a seaside sensation.”

Quoted: “We’re the best,” my child modestly proclaimed as a 4-year-old. “Even a kid can ride the waves on those things.” My Boogie Girl took up the sport shortly after toddlerhood along North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Gnarly, dude.