The remains of a former Yukoner who died in a tragic skateboarding accident in Alberta on Saturday will return to the territory.

Bob Samson, 23, grew up in the territory and graduated from Porter Creek Secondary School. He died in Red Deer after he lost control of his skateboard when a dog ran out in front of him.

Some of his ashes will be spread in the Yukon, his mother, Collette, said in an interview from Red Deer this morning.

His friends in Whitehorse are making plans to honour the young man with a memorial here, though those plans are still in the works.

'There's a part of him there. He loved the outdoors,' Collette said.

She suspects her son's ashes will be spread in one of the places Bob and his friends would go hang out and maybe have 'a few sips'.

'He was pretty social,' she said.

A happy-go-lucky man who enjoyed a good party, Bob also worked hard and loved biking and skateboarding, Collette said.

'Bobby was very active,' she recalled.

Bob was planning to go to Red Deer College in September to study to become a stationary engineer.

In the meantime, he had a job he loved installing home theatre systems.

While memories of her son are flooding back, Collette said right now his death is too fresh for her to want to share some of those memories publicly.

'It's so hard to believe,' she said, pointing out the tragedy shows how important it is for skateboarders to wear helmets.

Bob was not wearing one when he fell on a hill at around 8:20 p.m. Saturday when he was skateboarding with friends.

He died of head injuries later in a hospital.

Collette also noted that she wanted to extend her thanks to the many Yukoners who have sent their condolences through phone calls and cards.