Article: South Padre Island, Texas, Surf Shop Owner Comes from Long Line of Surfers.

By Amy D. Medellin, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 21--For some, surfing is a pastime; for Kerry Schwartz, it is a way of life.

The owner of Island Native Surf House, 700 Padre Blvd. in South Padre Island, started surfing 40 years ago and has not stopped since.

"Once you stand on a board for the first time, you're hooked," Schwartz said. "There is no better feeling than surfing."

Schwartz comes from a long line of surfers. His ancestors, the Celaya family, organizers of the railroads in Brownsville and one of the first families to settle in Brownsville after it was founded, were ...

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