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THANKS MOM
uplifting;
they will do
anything for
I can't even put the words on
paper for how I felt when I read
June's issue and the letter "Lost each other. These are great kids
Son." This was my son who with more courage, love, and
died, Mike Vitello. Thrasher loyalty than most adults I know!
magazine has been in my house I don't know what I would have
for many, many years. Mike done without Mike's friends;
used to tell me, "I'm going to be they have been my backbone
in this magazine one day." And through the worst time of my
I never had a doubt! This just life. Thrasher, thank you from
wasn't the way I Mike Vitello
the bottom of my
thought it would be.
I know he would
have been honored
knowing his friends
thought so highly of
him as to have sent
the article in to his
favorite mag, let
alone get it pub-
lished. Some days it
really helps me get
through another
R.I.P.
lost day. I've often wondered
through the years why so many
adults have a problem with
skaters, always kicking them
out of places. What the hell is
wrong with this world? I would
take Mike to skate competitions
when he was younger. I don't
know who loved it more, him or
me. Mike had what it took to
become a great skateboarder:
the love and respect for the
sport and such determination.
that nothing would stop him.
The bond between skaters is so
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heart and from all
those who loved
Mike. That article
will be cherished
forever because I
know how much he
would have loved it
(as we all did). I will
continue to buy
Thrasher for my
other two sons, for
skateboarding runs
in my family and this will never
die! I've enclosed a picture of
Mike when he was in Chicago,
and I know it's a lot to ask but if
you could put it in the mag, I
would be overwhelmed, know-
ing I did one last thing for Mike
that was so important in his life.
Love, Mom
Skating is life. T-ed
REAL WORLD
Your magazine and I lost
touch a few years ago because
I got more into the "life" (job,
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