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.
(1962, February 16, 2023) Emotional day. The memorial / life celebration of the beloved by all *** @otisserie *** One of the finer specimens of human radness on this earth. A unique vintage of which was only minted in his particular era, and the mold has long been broken, so nothing like him can exist again. A …
RIP Jeff Grosso I’ve posted this one before and I’ll probably post it again. As always when friends die we examine them, and I always realize that the people who pass will be missed because of how they made us feel about ourselves. I had ups and downs with Jeff over the years, but he …
(August 7, 1925 – April 21, 2016) ROSS GULLOTTI OBITUARY from the newspaper Passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his loving family. Ross is survived by his wife of 57 years, Janet, his sons Sammy, Angelo, Michael and Nick, daughter-in-law Jean and 4 grandsons. Born in Cleveland OH, on 8/7/1925 Ross moved to …
(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 …
(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 …
(Sept. 28, 1941 – Oct. 3, 2023) Very sad to hear of the passing of Dave Dash. He was the editor, director and publisher in charge of Skateboarder Magazine, and he was the guy who corralled all the great photographers that made our sport the visual feast that it is. We were in contact this …
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 …
Jon Comer Memorial Skatepark in Garland Texas
Excerpt from Thrasher Magazine July 1989
(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 …
(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 …
(? – 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. …
Jan. 30, 1955 – June 29, 2023 Rest in Peace @prodesignedinc (Wild Bill) You we’re a TEXAS institution and a true visionary. Thanks for protecting our bodies for decades. RIP Wildbill “Yee Haw”. Embassy Skateboards
October 27, 1970 – June 8, 2018
