FOR IMMEDIATE RE LEASE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Aug 14, 2009
CAROL SLOAN 415-752-8375 or carol@...
DAVID G. MILES JR. 415-752-1967 Cell 415-412-9234
The Skate community, Friends and Family will gather to celebrate Lee Cole's life
Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Duggan's Serra Mortuary, 500 Westlake
Ave., Daly City.
SKATING ICON LEE COLE OF SKATES ON HAIGHT
DIES OF SUDDEN HEART ATTACK
San Francisco has lost one of its unique cultural icons.
In the late '70's and into the '80s you could not go out to Golden Gate Park on
a Sunday and not see thousands of roller skaters rolling along Kennedy Drive. In
the '90s Rollerblades pushed the old school rollerskates aside for the more
sleek and modern inline skates. Skateboards and snowboards were also grabbing
the attention of adrenaline seekers. Now the old school rollerskates and roller
disco are making a comeback.
In the late '70s and into the '80s, 90's and to this day, Skates on Haight has
been the king of the skate shops in San Francisco and beyond. What started in
1977 in a 40 square ft. space has now grown into a million dollar operation that
reaches all over the world as Skates.com.
On Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, Lee Cole, owner of Skates on Haight of San Francisco
died of a sudden heart attack. Lee Cole was an innovative and passionate pioneer
in the world of skateboards, rollerskating and inline skating. He started with
Skateboard City on Taraval and in 1977 moved to 1818 Haight St., thus the name
Skate on Haight.
Thousands upon thousands of people have rented skates and rolled through the
Skates on Haight doors stumbling down to Stanyan and into Golden Gate Park. As
time mover forward and the internet came about, Lee Cole was one of the few
skate business men who embraced the internet making the transition from the
brick and mortar store to the web based business taking his little shop into the
stratosphere of the world wide web.
Lee Cole and his Skates on Haight shop has been a part of the fabric of this
City that makes it such a special place to live. He leaves his wife Carol Sloan;
son Jack and daughter Elizabeth Cole. The Skate community, Friends and Family
will gather to celebrate Lee Cole's life Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009 at 11:00 AM at
Duggan's Serra Mortuary, 500 Westlake Ave., Daly City.


Keep Rollin',

D. Miles Jr.
The GodFather of Sk8
http://www.cora.org http://www.skatinplace.com http://www.SkateGoldenGate.com

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