Chicago skateboarding leader, mentor, and legend Reggie Destin died Saturday, October 29, 2012 from the injuries he suffered when he was hit and run down by a drunk driver in the early hours of October 19, according to a story in the Chicago Sun-Times. He was 42.
On Saturday, just hours after Destin’s death, dozens of people — most of them skateboarders and many of them in tears — gathered at Uprise, a skateboard shop near the scene of the accident. The group of about 50 walked somberly to the 1700 block of North Milwaukee Avenue and placed a white skateboard — similar to a “ghost bike” left as a memorial to a slain bicyclist — at the site where Destin was hit. Flowers, pictures and other mementos were left at the memorial.
A memorial service will be held for Destin on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at St. Mary of the Lake (4200 N. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, Illinois.) Our thoughts are with Destin’s family, friends, and the entire skateboard community.
[Link: Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune]
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