Skateboarding Pioneer Jay Adams Dies at 53

Via Stacy Peralta, and via Boing Boing pal and skating/hiphop/punk photographer Glen E. Friedman, comes sad news today. American skateboarder Jay Adams, one of the original members of the Zephyr (later nicknamed 

(CNN) — Former Z-Boys skater Jay Adams died Thursday after a heart attack while vacationing in Mexico with his wife. He was 53. Adams was enjoying an "endless summer surf vacation," and was set to return to the United States in a couple of days, said 

"The Original Seed" Jay Adams, an original member of the Zephyr Competition Team, better known as Z-Boys, and one of the most influential skaters of all time, has died. Powell Peralta co-founder and Fellow Z-Boys member 

How sad. The legendary skater, who was portrayed by Emile Hirsch in 'Lords of Dogtown,' died of a heart attack on Aug. 14, according to a new report. Jay Adams, who was reportedly vacationing with his wife in Mexico, died 

Tributes to Adams went up on the Facebook pages of his friends and fans. The Venice Originals skate shop simply posted a photo of him with pals on its Facebook page. Ditto for the Facebook page of photographer C.R. Stecyk III, who's work has documented