Fundraiser to expand Augusta Skate Park seeks to make park more inviting to newcomers The fundraiser also seeks to honor the late Chris Thompson, a frequent skater known for welcoming new skaters to the park, who died in a car crash earlier this year. 4 of 4 Joey Levesque, 9, lower left, gets a hand climbing out of the bowl from his father, Adam Levesque, and younger brother, Jacob, of Farmingdale, at Augusta Skate Park on Thursday in Augusta's Williams Park. Tobias Parkhurst, a former professional skateboarder who led the drive to have the park built in 2012, is working on fundraising to expand it. Parkhurst said that part of plans is for a smaller and shallower bowl for young beginners like Joey. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal