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Community remembers local skateboarder, veteran at Buss Fest

Tyler Vette, 28, of Crystal Lake, stalls on a lip during Buss Fest on Sunday at Ryan Buss Zone Skate Park in McHenry. Buss Fest, in its second year, is a remembrance of Ryan Buss, an Army veteran who committed suicide after returning home from his deployment. Buss Fest also featured local bands and mental health and substance abuse awareness groups. (Daryl Quitalig)

Tyler Vette, 28, of Crystal Lake, stalls on a lip during Buss Fest on Sunday at Ryan Buss Zone Skate Park in McHenry. Buss Fest, in its second year, is a remembrance of Ryan Buss, an Army veteran who committed suicide after returning home from his deployment. Buss Fest also featured local bands and mental health and substance abuse awareness groups. (Daryl Quitalig)

Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Justin Wagner, local artist, does a painting demonstration during Buss Fest at Ryan Buss Zone Skate Park, McHenry, Ill., Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. Buss Fest, in its second year, is a remembrance of Ryan Buss a McHenry County native and military veteran who committed suicide after he returned home from his Army deployment and son of the owners of Buss Ford in McHenry. Buss Fest also featured local bands and mental health, substance abuse awareness groups to help remember Ryan Buss and raise awareness about suicide prevention. (Daryl Quitalig)

Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media A group shot is taken during Buss Fest at Ryan Buss Zone Skate Park, McHenry, Ill., Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. Buss Fest, in its second year, is a remembrance of Ryan Buss a McHenry County native and military veteran who committed suicide after he returned home from his Army deployment and son of the owners of Buss Ford in McHenry. Buss Fest also featured local bands and mental health, substance abuse awareness groups to help remember Ryan Buss and raise awareness about suicide prevention. (Daryl Quitalig)

Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Brett Eder, of Wonder Lake, competes a hippie ollie over a handrail during a trick competition during Buss Fest at Ryan Buss Zone Skate Park, McHenry, Ill., Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. Buss Fest, in its second year, is a remembrance of Ryan Buss a McHenry County native and military veteran who committed suicide after he returned home from his Army deployment and son of the owners of Buss Ford in McHenry. Buss Fest also featured local bands and mental health, substance abuse awareness groups to help remember Ryan Buss and raise awareness about suicide prevention. (Daryl Quitalig)

Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Joseph LoPresti (left), of McHenry, and Elijah Nelson, 16, of Hebron, smile at one another as they climb the Ryan Buss Zone Skatepark sign in preparation of a group shot during Buss Fest at Ryan Buss Zone Skate Park, McHenry, Ill., Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. Buss Fest, in its second year, is a remembrance of Ryan Buss a McHenry County native and military veteran who committed suicide after he returned home from his Army deployment and son of the owners of Buss Ford in McHenry. Buss Fest also featured local bands and mental health, substance abuse awareness groups to help remember Ryan Buss and raise awareness about suicide prevention. (Daryl Quitalig)

Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Isaiah Nelson, 12, of Hebron, rests for a moment during Buss Fest at Ryan Buss Zone Skate Park, McHenry, Ill., Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. Nelson, along with his mother (not pictured) volunteer with Warp Corps, a collective of activists working together to combat the nation’s suicide and substance abuse epidemic. Buss Fest, in its second year, is a remembrance of Ryan Buss a McHenry County native and military veteran who committed suicide after he returned home from his Army deployment and son of the owners of Buss Ford in McHenry. Buss Fest also featured local bands and mental health, substance abuse awareness groups to help remember Ryan Buss and raise awareness about suicide prevention. (Daryl Quitalig)

Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Giveaways are thrown to skaters after completion of a trick competition during Buss Fest at Ryan Buss Zone Skate Park, McHenry, Ill., Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. Buss Fest, in its second year, is a remembrance of Ryan Buss a McHenry County native and military veteran who committed suicide after he returned home from his Army deployment and son of the owners of Buss Ford in McHenry. Buss Fest also featured local bands and mental health, substance abuse awareness groups to help remember Ryan Buss and raise awareness about suicide prevention. (Daryl Quitalig)

Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Ya Boy MT (center) preforms amongst the crowd during Buss Fest at Ryan Buss Zone Skate Park, McHenry, Ill., Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. Buss Fest, in its second year, is a remembrance of Ryan Buss a McHenry County native and military veteran who committed suicide after he returned home from his Army deployment and son of the owners of Buss Ford in McHenry. Buss Fest also featured local bands and mental health, substance abuse awareness groups to help remember Ryan Buss and raise awareness about suicide prevention. (Daryl Quitalig)

Ann Buss holds a necklace with a photo of her son, Ryan Buss, and a jewel containing his ashes Sunday, Aug. 11 at Buss Fest in McHenry. (Katie Smith)

From left to right, Joseph, Bob and Ann Buss pose Sunday, Aug. 11 under the Ryan Buss Zone Skatepark sign in McHenry. The park was renamed in Ryan Buss' memory in 2018. (Katie Smith)