Joshua Waggoner RIP
Sad news today: Joshua Waggoner is dead. People from everywhere sent me emails about it, so RIP Joshua ; our thoughts are with your family & friends.
quoting Austin C. :
I thought that it should be announced that Josh Waggoner has passed away today.
Suffered major brain damage wednesday evening around 4pm. This rollerblader had big things coming. Ask anyone in the south. C’mon guys. Ill keep you posted on funeral dates and such if anyone can attend.
quoting John Kelso :
I don’t know if you have heard yet but my good friend Josh Waggoner died last night after hitting his head trying a rail.
He was a dear friend to all of us. I don’t really want to go into all the details…I think people put up details all over be-mag..but he should just be honored here, or in some way…
I guess that was all I wanted to say.
Thanks,
John Kelso.
Update and Info on Josh Waggoner - Erin Hyser 3.27.08
Be-mag Thread.
I am terribly and undescribeably sad. Most of you have seen, met or know very well our dear friend Josh Waggoner. Yesterday afternoon at about 2:30pm Josh fell while street skating. His best friend, Wayne Engeron, was with him. The fall was to his ribs first and then Josh hit his head. He was immediately knocked unconcious. We got the phone call from Richard Williams at about 3:30pm and gathered our kids to head to the hospital for what we thought was a concussion. Upon arriving to the hospital we found out from Josh’s mom, Vicki, the severity of the situation was far worse. I stayed at the hospital with about 100 of Josh’s closest friends and family. We were allowed to visit him 3 at a time. The night dragged on. Spirits began to rise as we all told each other this could not be Josh’s time.
At about 1:00am Josh’s family, Wayne and Josh’s girlfriend were called back to meet with his doctor. There was a devastating silence in the waiting room. Finally, about 10 minutes later a hospital patient representative came into the room and told us the most unfortunate news we never wanted to hear. Josh is not going to make it. His brain was damaged beyond repair. He continues to be on life support while the family makes preparations for organ donation.
Never in a million years did I want to have to write something like this. My heart aches. My eyes sting. My mind cannot seem to wrap around the magnitude of losing such a sweet and loving young person.
We love you Josh!
Erin Hyser
On Behalf of the Skatepile Family
Post subject: Josh Update - Erin Hyser 3.27.08 Post Hospital:
Dearest Friends,
Today is one of our most challenging yet. We said our final goodbye’s to THE nicest young man in the world. Josh is preparing for surgery to donate his organs to others in need. Just the way we would expect Josh to go. Still giving life.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. I will post them on Skatepile.com when they are available. His mom, Vicki, mentioned Monday or Tuesday of next week.
Josh leaves behind 100’s of friends, his mom Vicki, dad Jay, stepfather Eric, brother Brent, sisters Ashely and Allison, and a huge extended family of aunts, uncles, grandmothers, grandfathers, and cousins.
Please keep Josh, his friends and family in your prayers.
Grieving,
Erin Hyser
On Behalf of the Skatepile.com Family and Friends
Arrangements for Josh Waggoner:
quoting Eric Hyser:
Hi everyone.
I just spoke with Vicki, Josh’s mom. Here are the arrangements for Josh.
Today and tomorrow, Saturday March 29th and Sunday the 30th, they are having a viewing. This is basically a time to come by and visit Josh. The viewing will be from 1pm - 8pm both days. It will be at the Tim Stewart Funeral Home. 300 Simonton Road is the address.
The funeral will be on Monday the 31st at 11am. The service will be held at Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula. 202 Hebron Church Road is the address.
Vicki has asked that we all wear our regular day-to-day clothes. Preferably jeans and a skate related t-shirt. She also mentioned the outfit they have chosen for Josh: Vibralux Jeans, Never Not Skating T-shirt and Jacket, Nike’s and ball cap. Definitely Josh.
I know we are all grieving this loss. Every day is a challenge right now. Be with friends and support each other. Remember we are all going to grieve differently. Be kind to everyone, and don’t judge those not grieving the way you are. I love you all!!!
Heavy hearted,
Erin Hyser
Tags: josh waggoner
March 28th, 2008 at 10:53 am
rest in peace joshua.
March 28th, 2008 at 11:16 am
RIP
March 28th, 2008 at 11:17 am
rest in peace josh.
March 28th, 2008 at 11:26 am
RIP
March 28th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Again, a sad day for the entrie rollerblading community.
My condoleances go out to all of his family and close friends.
March 28th, 2008 at 11:43 am
r.i.p.
March 28th, 2008 at 11:49 am
THIS IS the most terrible thing I’ve ever seen about rollerblade !
Dead “while Street skating”. dead on a rail, fuck !
I hope people will remember that our sports is dangerous !
I hope people will remember what happenned to this guys, Joshua RIP.
Seriously that’s terrible.
March 28th, 2008 at 11:58 am
R.I.P.
March 28th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
R.I.P
fellow soldier has fallen.
sad day indeed
March 28th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Shit.
I remember thinking this guy had the sickest style.
Another one taken.
R.I.P
March 28th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
R.I.P.
March 28th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
u will always be in my heart buddy
March 28th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
…My condoleances to his family. Life can be taken in the blink of an eye.
March 28th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
RIP
March 28th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
RIP my dog
March 28th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
R.I.P.
be carefull guys, don’t kill yourself skating, id on’t want more news like this !
March 28th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
My heart is with the poor man’s family. u say it is terrible for you, who knew him, think about his family… That has to be the most terrible thing ever…
Rest in peace. Condolences to all who knew him…
March 28th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
RIP
March 28th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
i wish the very best to all who knew josh.. its a terrible tradgedy and impossible to understand… my brother in law passed recenently at 26 and i know how hard it can be when there so young.. all the best rip
March 28th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
You’re true Jiggah but it’s better to say more than only RIP.
So i correct myself if i missed to give my condoleances to his family.
March 28th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Rest In Peace, this guy will get rememberd and its really upsetting to know that another roller has died. RIP.
March 28th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
very sad news! my heart goes out 2 his family and all his freinds! RIP
March 28th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
al my support to his family & friends…
March 28th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
RIP
March 28th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
R.I.P
March 28th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
R.I.P
March 28th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
oh damn, worst thing i ever heard about rolling…
Rip
dudes, be carefull.
March 28th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
R.I.P. Josh.
All rollers are family, shame to lose a brother.
Just adds to the community’s pain….Rich Taylor and now Josh Waggoner. Could have lost Cameron too.
My thoughts go out to family and friends.
March 28th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
rip
March 28th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Sad new
We ll have a thought for you before trying every tricks。
Rest in peace
My condolences to his family and parents
March 28th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
always in our hearts.
March 28th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
RIP ……….!
the return of helmet on street ?
March 28th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
RIP josh, i found out yesterday. i’ll be praying for you and your family and friends.
March 28th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
couldnt believe this at first… such sad news.
R.I.P
March 28th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
sad news ever! RIP.
March 28th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
no way!
remember I had a posted on the wall or something…a SWS ad maybe? too bad…
R.I.P.
March 28th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
horrible news, it’s heartbreaking to read this. rest in peace.
the rest of you guys, please don’t die!
March 28th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
How many more times must this happen before people get it through their fucking skulls (no pun intended) that they aren’t indestructable. Wear a helmet.
March 28th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Sorry to hear, at least he went out doing something he loved.
RIP
March 28th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
rest in peace big man,
i am numb from reading this and didnt even know him, my condolences to his family and friends,
March 28th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Rest in Peace Josh …
March 28th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
RIP man, never knew you but you sound pretty cool :|
March 28th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Rest in peace Josh.
March 28th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
rest in peace josh. you were a great person to skate and chill with.
March 28th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
R.I.P
you see , you can end up dead if you dont wear a helmet..but we dont listen
March 28th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Rest in peace Josh!
March 29th, 2008 at 1:14 am
R.I.P. damn, another one. good roller. condolences to his family
March 29th, 2008 at 1:52 am
a Truely sad thing to see, R.I.P
Wear a helmet, somthing to seriously think about.
March 29th, 2008 at 3:25 am
Rest In Peace. I just hope this brings some type of change when it comes to our sport. It’s truly very sad when we die from a head injury that might have been not as sever if we wore a helmet. I hate wearing them but I see a trend that’s starting to pop up more and more, and it’s very scary. I tend to think of what if it was one of my close friends and how would I react. I’d probably cry out of the lost like I’m sure all of his friends and family did. I’d probably Never not wear a helmet again. I already had a homie get knocked out for like 3 days and now he has a cracked skull cause of a sick trick but he didn’t land it. I’m not telling anyone how to skate but three loses are enough in my book.
March 29th, 2008 at 3:35 am
PLEASE WEAR HELMETS!! I dont want to see this happen again nor read about it on here or other related sites.
March 29th, 2008 at 4:18 am
r.i.p
March 29th, 2008 at 4:31 am
josh man the first and only time i met you was at superhick last year and you let me and my friends chill and drink in your hotel room you were a cool kid im just glad i have a good memory of you bro i ‘ll see ya again someday please watch out for the fellow rollers out there R.I.P.
March 29th, 2008 at 6:25 am
RIP Josh Waggoner
You Will Truly Be Missed……
Roller blading Has Made me be able to meet some great people as well as great rollerbladers….I remember meeting you and having a good conversation at one time.
I Just Want you to know that I appreciate and will never forget that.
I have lost so many people in skating, it hurts man. Truly.
But you are in a better place now. We all need to understand that.
God Bless You and your whole Family.
Sorry I had to write this here but I know In heaven You will still be thinking about rollerblading…and We will always remember you……
Thank You For Being What You Are….A Rollerblader
Love You Homie
Bless
Ramelle Knight
Dipskate Loves You
G.K. Loves You
Never Forget That!
Hold A Spot For Me So We Can Kick It!
March 29th, 2008 at 7:04 am
R.I.P. and best of wishes to the whole family.
I would really like to see some other pros try to set an example and wear a helmet every once and a while. I don’t wear one but I should and same with everyone else. I mean shit, look at what we do! Something to think about. Seriously.
March 29th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Josh Waggoner r.i.p :“`( man this is the saddest and scariest thing to happen to the rollerblading community. i did not know u man but to the family and friend i feel so bad!!!!!! even if i did know u man rollerblader to rollerblader love son . LOVE TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO!
SKATE TILL U DIE
REST IN PEACE
JOSH WAGGONER
March 29th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Rest In Peace buddy
Guys, wear helmet or more of this will happen again. It’ll be nice if some of the pros set examples on this one, it;s not about how you look dude..it’s about your lives.
Rest In Peace Josh
March 29th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Rest in peace dude
March 29th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
RIP Josh
March 29th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Arrangements for Josh Waggoner
quoting Eric Hyser:
March 30th, 2008 at 7:12 am
rip guerreiro,
até um dia
March 30th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Rip josh.. you wont be forgotten and i send my condolences …
March 30th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
We should all consider wearing helmets after accidents like this. I give my condolences to his friends.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:55 am
i will be there tomorrow but rip too my friend and too a great rollerblader
March 31st, 2008 at 8:06 am
Rest In Peace
:’(
March 31st, 2008 at 8:40 am
RIP bro…u r always with us the rollerbladers!
March 31st, 2008 at 12:39 pm
I LOVE U JOSH!! YOU WILL ALL WAYS BE IN MY HEART >> I LOVE YOU
March 31st, 2008 at 2:43 pm
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March 31st, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Good Morning,
I want to take the time to write to all who are mourning the loss of this young Man Josh. I am a mom of 6 children, I have 3 sons who rollerbade.
As a Mother I CAN NOT imagine loosing a child, DO NOT want to even think about it for a moment…THIS IS A MOTHERS WORST NIGHT MARE!!!! God Bless the Parents and the family and friends of this young man JOSH WAGGONER, My heart goes out to you, you are all in my prayers. This is the second young friend of my son’s to die in the past week because of making bad choices.
Josh not wearing a helmet and the other young man jumped into Barren River to retrieve his shoes and lost his life!!!
…YES, two very different circumstances but, two choices that would have had better out comes if they had only thought before they acted…
LIFE IS VERY FRAGILE!
When you are young, you see on TV and the media that accidents happen and people get hurt and die, but you never think it could happen to you or your friends and family, it’s just on tv right!?
…you are young, you will live forever…right?
Until something like this happens and your lives are effected. This is a hard lesson, but you young people will still think that it won’t happen to you, and you will go on not wearing helmets, and making choices that can seriously effect your lives and the lives of those around you. This is not the first head injury or body injury due to not wearing the proper body and head gear guys and girls…We almost lost Jon from Blue Wallace not that long ago remember?! I could not believe that in that event the kids from Blue Wallace and else where still insist they don’t need head gear, it won’t happen to them! My own 17 year old son Mitchell tells me, “MOM you worry too much!”and “I am careful, It’s not gonna happen to me mom!” He tells me “You are too protective of me MOM!” and “You worry Too Much!”
PLEASE SON, PLEASE ALL OF YOU YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, LOOK AT THIS TRAGIC ACCIDENT, THIS TERRIBLE LOSS!
You can not bring Josh back, But YOPU CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE, and YOUR FRIENDS LIVES! Talk to eachother about this, love one another and yourselves enough to WEAR the PROTECTIVE gear that will save your lives in the event that you don’t make your trick. IF YOU DO THIS AS A TRIBUTE TO JOSH AND THOSE WHO HAVE LOST LIVES IN THIS WAY AND OTHERS…YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERECE IN THE FUTURE OF YOUR LIVES AND OTHERS, DO THIS FOR JOSH, IN MEMORY OF HIM!!!!
Think about this please! There are Mentors at all these clubs and Skate Groups that should start by setting this example, Chad, Steven, Brad, Jon, you all know who you are…at Blue and every where,…I am SO PROUD of you boys that set such honorable examples in many other ways, please set this example too. These kids follow by example the youth leaders, and you all know who you are. Set this very important one now and it wiil spread, until all kids and youth are doing this one simple thing….
WEARING PROTECTIVE HEAD GEAR AND BODY GEAR.
My HEARTY GOES OUT TO JOSH AND HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS,
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
ROBIN
(MITCHELL’S MOM)
March 31st, 2008 at 5:28 pm
vai em paz Mahfrennd
March 31st, 2008 at 7:52 pm
nyugodj békében :(
March 31st, 2008 at 9:15 pm
RIP josh you were one of the coolest people i ever met and will be honored and remembered forever!
March 31st, 2008 at 9:57 pm
save the trees
April 1st, 2008 at 9:02 am
RIP
April 1st, 2008 at 11:56 am
rest in peace….
April 1st, 2008 at 12:53 pm
i miss u you josh [R.I.P]
April 1st, 2008 at 3:45 pm
[…] was killed on March 26th, 2008, age 17, after attempting to grind a very steep […]
April 1st, 2008 at 7:37 pm
RIP skater
April 1st, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Sorry
April 2nd, 2008 at 1:26 am
Rest In Peace man
April 2nd, 2008 at 9:32 am
i didn’t know him, but he was one of us. He was a rollerblader and that makes him family. RIP.
April 2nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm
po4ivai v mir mom4e ! jalko , mnogo jalko :(
April 3rd, 2008 at 2:46 am
Почивај во мир …
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:06 pm
r.i.p