Gregory Lon Skinner
January 23, 2026
Gregory Lon Skinner died January 23 in Cordova, TN. Following his father’s death, he forwent graduate school and returned to Lima, OH to help run the family-owned landscape architecture firm, Basset Associates. In his three decades at the firm, he designed projects ranging from college campuses to zoos. He was an avid photographer and furniture builder, and he enjoyed planning an annual cross-country family road trip featuring 1960s folk music and countless games of Trivial Pursuit. He leaves his wife, Anita (Sims), three children, Lisa Rader, Andrea LeBlond, and Tim, and a sister, Amy Lane.