A celebration of life for the great J.D. Skinner, one of the best humans Reno has ever known, will take place July 13th, at the Lakeridge Golf Course, starting at 4 p.m. with attendants asked to wear bright and colorful attire.
He left us June 6th after battling heroically without letting many around him even know he was sick.
The community has lost a great tattoo artist from the South Town Tattoo Collective as well as an activist with a huge heart and sense of justice, who always spoke the truth, took part in many important protests and led underground community meals Monday nights with Food Not Bombs Reno.
This is a screenshot of when he was first interviewed by Our Town Reno while he was helping people being displaced from an unhoused encampment under a bridge, years later still cordoned off.
For years, he guided us and others with his boundless intelligence, compassion, and generosity for those around him, especially the most vulnerable, always fighting the fight for a better, more caring and just world.
We think of him with every breath, and miss him so much, his hugs, his smile, his wisdom and his unmatchable kindness.
Our Town Reno reporting, June 2025