Joshua M. Reid
March 27, 1983 ~ January 16, 2019
Joshua M. (Josh) Reid, beloved son, grandson, nephew, uncle, cousin, and good friend to many left this world far too soon on Wednesday, January 16, 2019.
He was welcomed into this world by his parents, Bryan J. (deceased) and Mary A. (Stone) Reid on March 27, 1983 at the Kuwae Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan. He grew up in Okinawa, Japan, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, visited family often in Lake Placid, New York and traveled cross country and settled for a time in central Missouri.
He attended schools in both Massachusetts and Missouri. Josh had an inquisitive, wandering and restless soul which led him to join the United States Navy where he served his country for 11 years and attained the rank of Petty Officer First Class and completed two deployment tours to the Persian Gulf.
After the Navy, Josh settled for quite a while in his beloved San Diego, California. Josh loved the weather, the city, the ocean and the history of San Diego. He loved rock climbing, photography, music, and was a voracious reader. He possessed a quick and biting wit and an excellent sense of humor that could make you laugh uncontrollably and/or exasperate you to no end. He enjoyed cooking and creating concoctions that he would enthusiastically and graciously present to friends and family to try.
Josh is survived by many heartbroken family members and friends on the West Coast, the East Coast and in the middle who deeply mourn his early exit from this earthbound life and will reflect on the difference he made, the joy he brought, the pain he felt, and the internal demons and uncertainties that plagued him. Josh will be remembered by his loving family as a warm, loving and kind young man who just lost his way and struggled to find it again. He was adored.
Memorials are suggested to a charity or organization that assists and aids veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse; or to a charity of the donors choice.
Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website
He was welcomed into this world by his parents, Bryan J. (deceased) and Mary A. (Stone) Reid on March 27, 1983 at the Kuwae Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan. He grew up in Okinawa, Japan, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, visited family often in Lake Placid, New York and traveled cross country and settled for a time in central Missouri.
He attended schools in both Massachusetts and Missouri. Josh had an inquisitive, wandering and restless soul which led him to join the United States Navy where he served his country for 11 years and attained the rank of Petty Officer First Class and completed two deployment tours to the Persian Gulf.
After the Navy, Josh settled for quite a while in his beloved San Diego, California. Josh loved the weather, the city, the ocean and the history of San Diego. He loved rock climbing, photography, music, and was a voracious reader. He possessed a quick and biting wit and an excellent sense of humor that could make you laugh uncontrollably and/or exasperate you to no end. He enjoyed cooking and creating concoctions that he would enthusiastically and graciously present to friends and family to try.
Josh is survived by many heartbroken family members and friends on the West Coast, the East Coast and in the middle who deeply mourn his early exit from this earthbound life and will reflect on the difference he made, the joy he brought, the pain he felt, and the internal demons and uncertainties that plagued him. Josh will be remembered by his loving family as a warm, loving and kind young man who just lost his way and struggled to find it again. He was adored.
Memorials are suggested to a charity or organization that assists and aids veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse; or to a charity of the donors choice.
Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website
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My heart hurts to know that we won’t be having anymore long night talks about ANYTHING & EVERYTHING but then again….it makes my heart smile to know that you’re with your dad/best friend again! Make sure to watch over for your mom!! I love and I’ll forever miss you! Fly high buddy!
Joshie, Joshie, Joshie…. You sure do know how to knock a chic to her knees.. What do i do now that your gone? Who do i call when I’m just a mess? And who am i supposed to boss around? Im sure to mess up a thousand more times in my life. Watch over me and my kiddos would ya? And i hope you have gotten to meet the infamous Norma Jean, i remember sitting in my bedroom up on the hill and getting the call that my mother had passed and as we sat there holding each other swapping stories, you looked at me and said the sweetest thing you said ” Case, I wish I had got the chance to meet your mother. She had to be like the town hero, a legend of sorts! ” i said “she was an amazing woman thats a fact”. And you said “I know. She gave birth to WonderWoman; now lets make sure her memory stays alive”. You came to me with everything life threw at you. The good, bad and ugly. And we figured out how to overcome it, get thru it, or avoid it totally. You held me thru some pretty tough things in my life. And most importantly we were there every time no matter what for each other. And my last promise to you i feel at a loss with because I promised to not leave you behind, with getting and staying sober. Well… You have a bigger job this time it seems. So now its my turn bro. Please watch over me always as I have tried to do for you since the day we met. Let me know from time to time that you havent left me for real. Cause i wasnt ready Josh. I just wasnt ready for this. I love you Awholelottabunches!!!!
Josh was a beautiful soul and God must have needed him. I hope he takes pictures from above. You will be missed