Weston Owen Gosa Jr. death: 16 and Pregnant star Whitney Purvis’ son dies aged 16

16 and Pregnant star Whitney Purvis has revealed her son Weston Owen Gosa Jr. has died at the age of 16.

Purvis shared the devastating news in a heartbreaking Facebook post, saying Weston’s death was her “worst nightmare come true”.

“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.

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“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.

“Words just can’t describe the pain I am feeling.

“I love you so much, Weston Owen Gosa. God, I love you so much. You are my heart. I was so proud of the young man you were becoming. I just can’t go on without you. Rest in Peace, my angel. You are gone too soon.”

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“I love you forever, precious,” she added in another post.

Underneath her posts, Purvis received messages of support and condolences underneath.

Weston Jr.’s stepmother Amy Gosa added in her own post that they had tried to wake him up in the morning but he was “not breathing”.

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“We do not know the cause, they will do an autopsy soon but all we know is we got up this morning around 7 am and tried to wake him up, he was not breathing, we attempted cpr and called an ambulance,” Gosa wrote.

An official cause of death was not given but she added, “He had several health issues as well as diabetes.”

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“We are completely heartbroken and in shock.”

Purvis and ex Weston Lewis Gosa Sr. welcomed their late son on the MTV show, 16 and Pregnant in 2009. 

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