Skylar Curtis Linn

Skylar was a resilient and strong young man who overcame many difficult obstacles in his short life. He had many self-taught skills and craftmanship, he was insightful, and he had a quick wit with snarky or intellectual humor. Sky loved motorcycles. He hated school. Can't fault him much for either. School constrains kids. Motorcycles free it up. Sky was maybe the most observant person we’ve known. He saw everything, all at once. He was maturing into his ability to make sense of it all. A unique mind, we suspect Sky was the smartest of us in the family. But mostly he was a giving and loving soul who walked to his own beat.

Sky’s life was interesting, not normal, and his death tragic. Parents hope for the best for their kids. At age 20, we don’t know how they’ll turn out; maybe we see trends. In high school, on his own, Sky scored 100% if a subject interested him, 0% if not. Sky loved to design and build things. One time, Sky built a working hand, designed and 3D-printed the bones, ball-bearing joints, tiny pulleys & strings for tendons.

Senior year, Covid-19 sent everyone home in March 2020; Sky took 1 day to realize he had just graduated and needn’t do any further schoolwork. He went to work full-time, in a physical trade. Then he went back to Tech-Theatre which he loved, to run the sound and play “Pomp and Circumstance” 100’s of times as kids walked, masked-up, in isolation, down the theatre aisle. Sky told them to mail his diploma.

Sky saved up and bought his first motorcycle. He didn’t ask. Growing up, we all learn to use lethal tools; cars are more forgiving (and less skill-intensive) than motorcycles. Sky chose to take the 2-day motorcycle safety course; he chose to take high-speed track instruction. After 1 year and 10K miles of experience, a car driver’s fluky mistake landed Sky in STICU, coma level 3. Angel healthcare professionals helped him out. Especially after that crash, Sky worked so hard to get better, so many ways, and so disciplined. Follow-up surgeries, cognitive therapy, physical therapy, deep bone infection, eye and ear nerve damage. OT, ST and PT approved him for part-time work; Sky went full-time.

Sky fought some demons, too. ADHD, anxiety, depression; Sky self-owned it all. After a while, Sky retook the 2-day safety course, then bought his second motorcycle. He didn’t ask. He was so happy.

We’ll never know how he might have turned out.

Please feel free to talk about it. It's one way we remember.

Sky will forever be greatly missed by his family, friends, coworkers, and the many healthcare professionals who guided him through his recovery from his previous accident.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 1st, 3:00 – 6:00 pm

Bella Oaks

14913 Murfin Rd.

Austin, TX 78734

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to the Skylar Linn Scholarship for the Lake Travis High School Technical Theatre Department. Skylar Linn Memorial Scholarship

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