Lewis Kristian Marnell[1] (3 December 1982 – 18 January 2013)[2] was a professional skateboarder from Melbourne, Australia who was Slam Magazine's 2008 "Skater of the Year".

[2] Marnell dropped out of high school in Sweden and moved back to Australia to pursue a career in professional skateboarding.

[3] Prior to his promotion into the professional ranks of global skateboarding with the Almost company, Marnell was featured on the inaugural cover of the publication Pop Magazine.

Marnell explained that he was recruited to the team when "they kinda rang me out of the blue one day when I was in Melbourne in 2004, asking me if I liked the shoes to skate in and it all just blew up from there.

[18]Marnell was featured in a promotional Internet clip for the re-engineered Nike SB 'Dunk' shoe, a model that he favoured and frequently wore in skateboard video footage.

In August 2010, he was interviewed in relation to an Almost advertisement that appeared on the back cover of Transworld Skateboarding magazine, in which Marnell executes a switch frontside flip at the Melbourne Museum location.

[38] The organisers of the initiative explained that all of the proceeds from the iTunes[39] sales of the song would be donated to a fund that will financially assist Marnell's family.

[42] A January 2015 tribute to Marnell, organised by the Berrics, Nike SB and Almost, was used as a fundraiser for JDRF (formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).

Barton featured the Manolo compilation, Marnell-related Dollin footage, Marnell's Australian skateboarding peer Chima Ferguson and a tribute to Cross, who also died in Melbourne.

[50] In an April 2013 interview, Nike SB team-mate Paul Rodriguez explained that Marnell's death was unexpected and that it was especially sad to lose someone "so young and vibrant".

article in memory of Marnell is the closing piece of the Skateboarder magazine's April/May 2013 issue and consists solely of a reflection from professional skateboarder/Dwindle Distribution team manager James Craig.

[54] As of February 2013, Jan Marnell is involved in three ventures in the television/film industry: the HAMILTON trilogy at Pampas Produktion AB, Creative Director of Content Group Africa (CGA), and a freelance producer and consultant under the title "Long Rock".

Jan Marnell is a Swedish citizen who also holds an Australian Permanent Residency Visa and studied at Melbourne, Australia's Swinburne University of Technology.

After emerging from the Sandringham High School scene (in the Melbourne suburb of Sandringham)—a scene that was also the origin of Melbourne aerosol artist "Sirum" (Andrew Bourke)—Jonas continues to own and operate a graphic design company ("Ethix Design"), as well as an art product distribution business ("Final Outline") in 2013.

Marnell further stated that he could "live pretty free" but in terms of food, "a salad ain't gonna cut it; I need wholesome.

Campbell also stated in his introduction to the Chrome Ball tribute, "Lewis still had a long life to live with his beloved wife Nami (who he only married late last year) and if his diabetes was managed a little better in those last months, he may still be here with us.

FYI and to clear up any quandries[sic] relating to Lewis' sad & untimely passing, he had a massive hypoglycemic reaction which did not respond to ingested glucose.

[64] Song stated on his Instagram profile: "@lewismarnell you are a true inspiration brotha and will be missed thank u for showing the world your amazing gifts, and thank u for being such a positive,kind and giving friend to all!

[71] Luis Cruz, Almost's brand manager, posted the following tribute on the Almost Skateboards Instagram profile: "We are privileged to have had Lewis Marnell part of the Almost family.

[76]Marnell's death occurred during the production of the second volume of the SB Chronicles video series and he had not yet released a signature model shoe with the brand.

[78]In 2012 Marnell filmed a "Firing Line" segment for Thrasher at the Melbourne Museum while wearing an Australian Aboriginal flag T-shirt.

[79] The editor of Skateboarder magazine Jaime Owens published a photo tribute to Marnell on 23 January 2013 that was accompanied by a written passage—the final section read:

[80]Owens initially posted a "rest in peace" message on the magazine's website on 19 January 2013: "Details are still coming in but our thoughts [sic] and prayers go out to Lewis' family and friends.

"[81] The Berrics website, co-owned by professional skateboarders Steve Berra and Eric Koston, was dedicated to Marnell on 21 January 2013, and the following words were published on its cover page: "We will see you in another life and it will be much more grand than this one.

– sb[82]Marnell filmed a "Trickipedia Tuesdays" segment for the Berrics, in which he performs a "nollie bigspin heelflip",[83] a "Mini Bangin!

[95]Numerous Facebook fan pages that feature artwork and written tributes were created for Marnell after his death,[96][97][98][99] and a mural was painted at a skatepark in Australia.

Lewis lived his life with Diabetes, the kind were you'd need to check your blood for its insulin levels and give your self a shot sometimes twice a day.

He was really good at misplacing his insulin pen, I helped him find it quite a few times, and remember how psyched he'd be to find it under his mess of shopping bags he'd bring on every session, OHHHH the shopping bags – they'd be rustling around making all sorts of noise in the car, hotel room; he'd have all his gummy worms, sour patch kids, all sorts of sugary foods to keep his levels were they needed to be.

"[52] A reggae sound system was set up at the Noise Bar venue in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick on the evening of 3 March 2013 to raise funds in support of diabetes research.

The event was attended by friends and supporters of Marnell, and all of the proceeds from the evening were donated to the research arm of Diabetes Australia; Campbell from SbA wrote, "Needless to say that it was packed full of smiles, bass and good people.