Rocker Memorial Skatepark was established in 2013 as a division of CharitySmith Nonprofit Foundation, a 501c3 public charity dedicated to the creation and management of memorial endeavors (EIN 87-0636433). Visit www.rockermemorialskatepark.org for more info on the RMSP and CharitySmith,
This page is dedicated to planning and raising money to build the Steve "Rocker" Anderson Memorial Skatepark in
Truckee, CA adjacent to the existing skatepark which is nearly 20 years old. Rocker's family and friends would like his legacy to live on and to benefit the entire Truckee community & there is no better way to honor that request than share the joy of our passion with others, just as Rocker always did! The Rocker Memorial Skatepark Committee overcame a major obstacle when we received approval from the Truckee Donner Rec. & Park District for the proposed skatepark in May of 2015. We are eternally grateful to TDRPD for recognizing the need for a new skatepark and acknowledging the benefit of this project for ALL! Now it's time to raise the money to break ground on our park! Steve "Rocker" Anderson, better known by his family and friends as "Rocker," passed away in an avalanche on December 24, 2012 doing what he loved to do - shredding powder at Donner Ski Ranch. Rocker was born in Abilene, Texas on June 18, 1963. Steve attended Sandia High School before enlisting in the U.S Air Force in 1981 and was honorably discharged as a sergeant in 1992. While in the USAF, Steve was deployed to bases worldwide and served in the Gulf War for nine months. After retiring from the service and being stationed at McClellan AFB in Sacramento, he moved to Truckee, where he ran his own welding shop in the summer, taught snowboarding in the winter, and was very active in World Cup Sk8boarding and X-Games for ESPN, building and judging events all over the world. Steve moved back to Albuquerque in 2008 to be close to his family and to work as a welder and artist. But in June 2012, California beckoned so he returned to Truckee and the mountains he so loved. Steve was inducted into the snowboarding Hall of Fame on April 16, 2013. An avid surfer who went to Ixtapa, Mexico every year, Steve was also an accomplished guitarist, singer and metal sculptor artist. A man with a heart of gold and a positive attitude to back it up, he always put his family and friends first. He will be dearly missed.
