RIP Lil Josh Wright

  It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of the passing of Little Josh Wright. Several of you met Josh when he was in PA a few years ago and understand what a loving and giving young man he was.

  Josh and I met online in 2003 or 2004. It is hard to remember the exact date, I just know we both had the same mindset about supporting our troops. He was short on money and needed to get some packages to his marines. We had money and items to take care of them till Josh could raise some more money. We became fast friends and talked about once a week via email. When Josh had some vacation time and a marine friend (who had received some of our packages) stationed at Aberdeen, MD he flew across the country from Downey, CA to Md to see G-Lo. They proceeded to rent a car and drive all the way to Fleetwood, PA to have dinner with my family and say "thanks" for all the help and support. We even did a tv interview with WFMZ that night to get the word out to the local community about how important and far reaching their support can be. Meeting Josh and G-Lo was an honor I will never forget.

  Josh's greatest dream was to be a marine, but health issues throughout his life kept that from becoming a reality. He did the next best thing and became a marine without a uniform. No one has ever spent the time and focus that Josh has to make sure that every marine  he could reach had exactly what they needed from home. He made trips all over southern Ca to pick up donations and deliver them to the bases. He tirelessly packed boxes for shipping as often as he could. He was a true marine at heart.

 Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. His marines will need all of us to pull together and take over the support following the same high standards Josh set for us. Josh will be sorely missed and forever remembered.

 Semper Fi Josh! Semper Fi!

  ~Lordzmom