Overview

• Weston Gosa Jr. was found unresponsive in his bed around 7 a.m. and was pronounced dead at a hospital despite CPR efforts by his father.
• The cause of the 16-year-old’s death remains unknown and the family is awaiting autopsy results for answers.
• Purvis shared that Weston lived with Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, Addison’s disease and diabetes, which he found difficult to accept.
• Her younger son River, who has autism, does not yet understand that his brother has died.
• Stepmother Amy Gosa established a Spotfund page to raise money for funeral and headstone expenses, drawing widespread support.