Skye and I were connected by Oaktown Ricki Stevens when she sought to exchange her Oakland apartment for a Paris apartment to promote her book on Paris. Our connection deepened. She helped me host a last-minute event for the Afrodescendant community in my home. Skye's incredible presence and skills shone through as she effortlessly helped manage every detail—from staging the house and preparing refreshments to hosting, documenting attendees, capturing images, archiving and the cleanup.
At the evening's end, I witnessed Spirit come down as her entire body shook: she declared in love with me. Skye imprinted at that moment my mindbodysoul with her energy and soul in a way that will forever be.
We shared a passionate challenging life for over 12 years, as mature, strong women each on her medicine path, we navigated the complexities of a long-distance relationship between Paris and Oakland, endured the trials of each other’s illnesses then COVID confinement.
I honor her as :
· an event maker par excellence,
· committed to helping others succeed,
· a lifelong learner constantly honing her skills and crafting her arts.
· dedicated to regularity and discipline to bring her body into long-term fitness as well as to medicine journals and altars to deepen her/our spirituality.
Skye often cited her aspiration to weave her medicine and art into her daily life with unwavering respect for social justice and genuine care for people.
Her hypersensitivity to images, sounds, and smells channelled into capturing the essence of nature and people, turning her walks in Oakland, Paris and St Mary's college into medicine and art that she generously shared with others.
Skye's legacy lives on in the hearts of those who knew her and in the countless lives she touched with her warmth, creativity, and spirit. Unapologetically. Black lesbian.
She will be deeply missed, but her memory will continue to inspire and guide us all. In this way, her presence lives on.
