Angus Cloud’s Former Teacher Is Fundraising For Skatepark In His Namesake
A former teacher of Angus Cloud’s is honoring his memory by raising money to build a skatepark in the late actor’s hometown of Oakland.
According to EW, Mike Oz, the former grade-school math teacher of the Euphoria star and executive director of the Oakland School for the Arts, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $2 million to construct Cloud Memorial Park. An OSA graduate, Cloud is an avid skateboarder who would often skate with Oz after school.
In July, Cloud died from an accidental drug overdose. According to Oz, Cloud was a “very creative kid,” and he’d like the skatepark to have a performance area, a tribute wall for kids to graffiti, a soccer field, and a basketball court.
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"I want to bring life to downtown," he told PEOPLE. "I want positivity. I want art. I want music. It all added up where this terrible situation should amount to something good."
The proposed park would be located at Telegraph Ave. and 19th St. and be “a court part” of the OSA Uptown Art Park.
"It's not just in honor of Conor, but in memory of all the OSA students that we lost too young from suicide, murder, and drugs," Oz added. "I was very much a troubled kid, and it takes people to see your potential to get you out of that. For Conor's mom to tell me recently that I always saw his full potential meant the world to me. I hope that it will have that impact on people and be therapeutic for those who were close to Conor."
Speaking with PEOPLE, Tony Hawk has revealed his support for the project via his Skatepark Project foundation. "TSP and OSA value the building of spaces that support creativity," Hawk told the outlet, "and to establish this park in honor of Angus Cloud, a talented actor and skater who cared deeply for his community and was lost too soon, is fitting."
For more information on the crowdfunding campaign, click here.
