Memorial

Memorial Pages are dedicated to skateboarders who are the lifeblood of skateboarding who have paved away. Help us honor our fallen heroes and contribute a memory or photo to include.

Scott Stamnes R.I.P.

(Jan. 22, 1970 – Dec. 11, 2000) Scott was a beloved Pacific Northwest ripping skate and snowboarder. He possessed the best PMA and infectious smile. I often ran into him and skated with him around Seattle in the 90’s and even snowboarded with him randomly on Crystal Mountain in Washington. We used to laugh about being mistaken for each other because we were both long brown hair and skating and snowboarding …

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Murray Estes R.I.P.

(Oct. 2023) We lost another great Surfer / Skateboard Legend, Mr. Murray Estes from San Marcos California. He’s been living in Hawaii for many years now.  I grew up with him and another great friend Rick Braning. Everyone knew the three of us were very close growing up, (like brothers)… The three of us always …

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Deirdre ‘Dee Dee’ Devine – R.I.P.

Excerpt from: https://womxnskatehistory.ca/2023/09/18/deirdre-devine/ (Sept. 2023 – Natalie Porter) Deirdre “Dee Dee” Devine was a freestyle skater in the 1980s who lived in Los Angeles as well as Arizona. According to her friend, legendary street skater Anita Tessensohn, Deirdre was sponsored by Airwalk and Powell, as they were on the same team together. When I first …

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Jimmy Plumer R.I.P.

(March 21, 1959 – July 28, 2023) RIP Jimmy Plumer. Shredding Kona skatepark in Jacksonville, Florida in November 1979. – Jim Goodrich @jimmy_plumer Rest in Peace. God Speed. Was an incredible skateboarder. At Lakewood contest 1979 riding the end bowl & pumping backside air at the deepest end, no one else was doing it. He was …

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Bruno Peeters R.I.P.

(May 23, ? – July 24, 2023) So very sad to hear that my friend @br1peeters Bruno Peeters has lost his battle with kidney disease. I met Bruno on one of the trips he made from Antwerp, Belgium to the Del Mar Skate Ranch and then he hosted me and other skaters over the years at his …

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Trav Watson R.I.P.

(? – June 8, 2023) Trav Watson was a kingpin in the Lismore skate scene for decades. His shop @36_chambers_skate was the local foundation for the community. We recently lost Trav and we would like to make sure that everyone remembers how awesome and important he was. He ripped. He loved skating and our whole rad community. …

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