In loving memory
Jared Anthony
Stevenson
September 4, 1990 · April 6, 2026
He loved big, loved hard, loved unconditionally.
In celebration of Jared's birthday, September 4th, we are honoring his memory.
His story
Jared lived the way he skated: all in, with a huge smile on his face and nothing held back.
A beloved husband, brother, son, uncle, and friend, Jared had a rare gift for making everyone in his life feel like they were his best friend.
Jared loved his girls more than anything in the world: his wife, Anne, and their pup, Phoebe. His biggest cheerleaders, Anne and Phoebe could often be found watching J from the sidelines of the skatepark, hyping him up like only they could.
Family and friends were at the center of Jared's life. He showed up: for soccer games, birthdays, pool days, Sunday dinners, and the ordinary moments that became infinitely more fun because he was there. He was the person you called when you needed someone to lean on, and he never hesitated to put the people he loved first. Whenever you were with him, Jared had a remarkable ability to make you feel like, in that moment, there was nowhere else in the world he'd rather be than sitting there with you.
Jared embraced life with the same fearless spirit that defined his skating. Whether he was snowboarding, golfing, or chasing Phoebe at the park, he gave everything his full heart.
Jared's compassion, generosity, and unwavering love for the people around him are the legacy he leaves behind. The mark he made on those fortunate enough to know him is immeasurable. He is deeply loved and will be forever missed.
His birthday, his legacy
To honor Jared's memory, we are giving to the Oak Cliff Skatepark
This September, on Jared's birthday, his family and friends are turning a day we would have spent celebrating with him into something lasting. In place of gifts, we are raising money in his memory to help build the Oak Cliff Skatepark.
Skating was where Jared found freedom, friendship, and the simple joy of trying something hard and landing it. A skatepark gave him community and a place to be fully himself. That is exactly what this one will give to others.
The Oak Cliff Skatepark will be free and open to everyone, built and cared for by the City of Dallas Parks and Recreation Department. In Westmoreland Park, in Oak Cliff, it will give kids from every background a place to build community, get exercise, and challenge themselves in positive ways, right in their own neighborhood. It will be the first public skatepark south of the Trinity River.
“Jared's legacy will be one of loving and living fearlessly. Skating was more than a hobby: it was where he found freedom, meaningful friendships, and the simple joy of getting out there and trying something. We are proud to honor him by helping to build a place where skaters can find the kind of community that meant so much to him.” The Daugherty Family
A look at the design
A permanent, poured-concrete park for every skill level, from the flow bowl to the street plaza. Here is the concept the Oak Cliff community helped shape.
Concept renderings by New Line Skateparks. Final design and features are subject to change.
Designed for the next generation
Led by Dallas City Council Member Chad West with the Oak Cliff community and Skateparks for Dallas, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and designed by New Line Skateparks. Phase One is fully funded and underway. Phase Two, which Jared's gift supports, adds the shade and gathering space at the heart of the park.
- Westmoreland Park, West Oak Cliff, Dallas
- The first public skatepark south of the Trinity River
- $1.8 million Phase One, fully funded
- Construction planning is underway
Two ways to honor Jared
Give in his memory
Every gift goes directly to Phase Two of the Oak Cliff Skatepark, funding the shade and gathering space at the heart of Dallas's first public skatepark south of the Trinity River. Leave a donation, or leave a memory on a brick that will live in the park forever.
Memorial brick
Leave a memory in the park
$100 to $500, by brick size. Engrave a name, a date, or a few words for Jared into a paver set permanently into the skatepark, a place his family and friends can visit and stand on.
Reserve a brick
