Andy Kessler, Skateboarding Legend stung by bee has died.
Andy Kessler, a New York City skateboarding pioneer and designer of skate parks, has died. He was 48.
Moose Huerta, a close friend and fellow skateboarder, confirmed the death. He said Kessler suffered a heart attack following an allergic reaction to a wasp sting in Montauk.
Kessler got his start in the 1970s with a loose-knit group of skateboarders and graffiti artists known as the Soul Art
More..ists of Zoo York. They skated all over Manhattan’s Upper West Side, where Kessler lived.
In the 1990s, Kessler persuaded the city’s Parks Department to build a skateboard facility in Riverside Park. He also designed skate parks in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Long Island.
Kessler will be buried Sunday at Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, N.J. 8-13-09 Less..
Added: Aug 13 2009 In: news_politics,celebrity
Recorded on: Aug 10 2009
By: Maxisminion
- Tags:
- maxisminion,
- andy,
- kessler,
- skateboard,
- skate,
- skateboarder,
- legend,
- designer,
- pro,
- og,
- park,
- ramp,
- shred,
- NY,
- NYC,
- New York,
- Long Island,
- LI,
- Montauk,
- Strong Island,
- zoo,
- artist
- Views: 4723 |
- Votes: 2 |
- Recommendations: 2 |
- Comments: 27
Comments - sort by newest to oldest
Thoughts and prayers go out to Andy, his family and friends.
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "morpheus27" (R)
RIP
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "SouthParkIndie" (R)
skating the big ramp in the sky, RIP
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "mcpoduff" (R)
roll in peace
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "Big__Beezy" (R)
If I die before I wake, at least in heaven I can skate, cuz right now on earth i can't do jack, without the man up on my back.
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "Nor-Hum-420" (R)
taken out by a bee! that sucks!
RIP bradda
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "unclesmitty" (R)
Rip, so sad to hear :(
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "axis2381" (R)
Some more bad news for the day..
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=36e_1250182647
they say death comes in threes.. Whos next?
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "Maxisminion" (R)
That sucks......Anyone who has ever been to Montauk state park knows the trails over there are loaded with bee's and wasps. It sucks.
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "razorwired" (R)
g*ddamn! did he not know he was alergic? that would really suck to not know. at least knowing, you can carry an injector.
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "tavolo" (R)
fukn bees,
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "Fukmup" (R)
R.I.P.
Gonna pull out my 20 year old board today for a stroll in honor
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "bmwgary" (R)
RIP andy
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "DoctorHambone" (R)
Aren't these guys a little old to still be skateboarding?
Just askin'.
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "skyhawk53" (R)
wasp and bee are different you git..
Posted Aug-13-2009 by "Stankin" (R)