The skate world lost a real one. Kevin Wilkins, the founding editor of The Skateboard Mag and one of the OGs who helped shape how the culture was told, has passed away after a long fight with cancer. He was more than an editor. He lived skating, he breathed it, and he carried the stories that made it real. People in the scene knew Kevin as someone solid. He showed love to everyone who cared about skateboarding. He never acted like he was above anyone. He loved music, books, art, and all the things that made life worth talking about. He could go from cracking jokes to dropping real talk without missing a beat. He was someone who made people feel like they belonged. His GoFundMe page, organized by Annie Wilkins, gave everyone a glimpse of what he and his family were going through, and how strong they stayed through it all.
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