Sacramento, California - Tyre Nichols, the Black man who died after a brutal beating from Memphis police officers, was formerly a Sacramento native, and the city held a special vigil at a local skatepark to honor his memory.

Hundreds of people from all walks of life gathered at the local Regency Community Skatepark in North Natomas on Monday, according to local outlet KCRA.

"We chose this skatepark because this is where everyone knew Tyre from," explained Angelina Paxton, a close friend of Tyre's. "This is where our childhood memories are from."

Tyre was an avid skateboarder, photographer, and videographer, and spent a lot of his time as a Sacramento resident skating the Regency park with friends while filming their antics.

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His sister, Keyana Dixon, and brother, Jamal Dupree, were also in attendance at the vigil. On behalf of his family, Dixon thanked the crowd for the support over the loss of Tyre, and for "making sure his name is never forgotten."

"He was such a good person," said Dijon Hills, a friend of Tyre's. "He's definitely going to Heaven, and that makes him an angel. So now we have him as an angel, to like, look over us."

Tyre eventually moved from Sacramento to Memphis, but left an impression on the community that has become even stronger after his passing.

Ryan Wilson, one of Tyre's closest friends while growing up in Sacramento, told CBS13 about how they met at the park when Wilson was 12.

"The fact that he could even ollie up on the curb or jump up on the ramps ... that was stuff I wasn't able to do," he reminisced. "So immediately, it was just like, 'This guy is my idol.'"

The two became close, building a name for themselves in the local skate scene.

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"He was my brother," Wilson explained. "He'd go on vacations with me and my family. We weren't just skateboarders he was my filmer. We'd skateboard from almost the moment I got done with school around 3:00 until the sun went down."

Wilson said he has "never quite lost anyone as close" to him.

"The past week for me has kind of been going through the boxes and going through the memories," he added.

Social media users have also shared memories of Tyre. Reporter Bryan Anderson posted a video on Twitter for a report he did in 2018 regarding the local DMV that featured Tyre in an interview. Anderson said the young skateboarder "contributed to setting in motion a series of stories that would better the lives of many Californians."

Another user shared a photo of Tyre giving a flower to a child at a Sacramento skatepark, which Dezmond Sinclair, a friend of Tyre's who took the shot, said "sums up" Tyre.

Tyre Nichols may be lost, but he is surely not forgotten, as his legacy will live on to inspire a new generation of skaters.