Josiah Salvador Cruz's Obituary
Josiah Salvador Cruz was fatally wounded on December 16, 2022 in Lakeland Fl. Josiah was born to parents Joshua and Maria Cruz on February 15, 2010. He was known to all his friends, family, and teachers as an outgoing, loving and charismatic boy. His favorite activity was playing basketball and he had dreams of being in the NBA later in life. He played many seasons at the Lakeland YMCA as well as loving to play pickup games in his local neighborhood and Duff Park.
Josiah was intelligent, funny and kind to anyone he came in contact with. He was an avid fisherman, great basketball player and a friend to anyone he came in contact with. When he wasn’t playing basketball, Josiah could be found grilling alongside his father or fishing any place he could find.
Josiah is survived by his loving parents Joshua and mother Maria, his sisters, Luz , Ileana and Alayah. Josiah is predeceased by his grandmother Estelita Velez and grandfather Luis Gaston.
Visitation in Josiah’s honor will be from 2:00 - 3:00PM with a Celebration of Life service to begin at 3:00pm, at Gentry Morrison Funeral Home, Serenity Gardens Chapel, 3350 Mall Hill Dr. in Lakeland.
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