Marc Johnson, the influential professional skateboarder whose inventive street skating and deep San Jose ties helped shape Bay Area skate culture, has died, according to Thrasher Magazine. He was 49.
Johnson’s death was announced Tuesday, May 26, in a tribute attributed to longtime friend and fellow pro skateboarder Louie Barletta. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
“He was one of the most talented and creative people to ever step on or off a skateboard,” Barletta wrote in the statement shared by Thrasher…