RIP Lester Legarda, Bubblegum Tate, Loaf (what Atlas and San Mateo homies would call him 🥺)
Back when I started skating Shoreview in San Mateo, CA, I noticed this super nice dude being genuinely nice to all the youth at the park. Making jokes, keeping everyone lighthearted, giving out product to local kids like Eduardo (who makes horror tik toks now according to niki), Juan, and this dude who had a rly dope style who moved to Mexico.
A decade later I’d start working at atlas, and he would post up to hang and shop around. I was looking forward to seeing him a lot more, but a day after he visited, I had heard the news.
I was in total shock. Just goes to show that life is so precious, anything could happen at any given moment. Your presence is definitely missed—from the Atlas team, Bay Area skate community, and slap.