16 and Pregnant alum Whitney Purvis is reflecting on her favorite memories with 16-year-old son Weston Jr. Gosa before his tragic death.
“I will always cherish our memories together,” Purvis wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, June 3. “The songs you [used] to love, your laugh, the phases you would go through, the little dolphin noise you [used] to do when you were younger, your smile, your jokes, the first day of school, playing with you, your first time swimming, making crafts, how you would dance in your crib to the law and order svu theme song, being a great big brother, the first time I held you and the last hug I gave you.”
The post featured two snaps of Purvis and her eldest son. The first was a photo taken while the duo were out to eat while the second was a throwback selfie from when he was a baby.
“I love you Weston more than words could ever describe. Rest in peace, my beautiful boy,” she concluded.
Purvis announced on Monday, June 2, that Weston had died unexpectedly.
“This is so hard to write. My beautiful son, Weston, has passed away. He was only 16 years old. Life is so cruel and unfair,” she wrote via Facebook. “I just don’t understand. Oh my baby is gone and I don’t know what to do with myself. He was so perfect. This is really my worst nightmare come true. How do you go on in life after losing a child? I’m in disbelief, this cannot be happening. I don’t want it to be real. I would do anything just to hold him. Words just can’t describe the pain I am feeling.”
Purvis welcomed Weston in April 2009 with ex Weston Gosa during the first season of 16 and Pregnant.
An official cause of death has yet to be determined. Weston’s stepmom, Amy Gosa, shared via Facebook that the family attempted to wake Weston up only to discover he was “not breathing.”
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“We attempted CPR and called an ambulance. The paramedics attempted it as well and took him to the hospital in Gordon County where he was pronounced dead,” Amy wrote. “He had several health issues as well as diabetes. We are completely heartbroken and in shock. It was so unexpected.”
Amy added that “losing a child is the most painful thing” she has “ever experienced.”
“He was the most amazing son I could have asked for. He was brilliant, smart, funny and had so much potential in life. It doesn’t feel real,” she continued. “Please keep our family and Whitney in your thoughts and prayers as we mourn such a brilliant amazing life that was our son.”
