The Chronicle Herald Thursday, October 15, 2009
Halifax NS Canada
Volume 61 Number 245


LAKE-CROSSLEY, Joshua Gregory, 12, Lakelands. After 12 courageous years
battling with heart disease, we said goodbye to an angel on Saturday,
October 11, 2009. Born on June 25, 1997, Joshua Gregory Lake-Crossley
was a 12 year old miracle who blessed our lives. His memory will live
on forever in the hearts of his parents, Greg Crossley and Shona Lake,
and his sister, Jessica Lake-Crossley as well as his grandparents,
stepparents, stepsiblings, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends. The
12 years of Joshua's life were filled with the love of his friends and
family, the joy of his pets, and the thrill of saving that goal or hitting
that home run. He loved his time with his friends playing Ruinscape,
playing Xbox, and above all riding his motorbike. Josh had an amazing
sense of humour and he loved to laugh and make others laugh. He had many
accomplishments in his 12 years. Most recently as Captain of his Squirt
fastball team, the Uniacke Mustangs, Josh was awarded both an MVP and
Most Sportsmanlike award at Provincials in August. In September he was
named team MVP for the season and Overall MVP for the Junior League
for the Uniacke District Softball Association.  In 2008 when his Atom
AA hockey team won provincials Josh was named the 1st string goalie to
the provincial all star team. But his most important accomplishment was
the way he touched the lives of those who loved him. He made us laugh,
he made us cry. He tested our patience, and he taught us forgiveness.
He filled our hearts and nourished our souls. And he did this with
a smile, with a wink and just by being the beautiful person that he
was. Please join usin celebrating the life of Joshua. Arrangements for
cremation have been entrusted to Lohnes - DeMont Funeral Service Ltd.,
419 Albert St., Windsor (902-798-8317), where the family will receive
visitors 7-9 p.m. Friday, October 16. A service celebrating his life will
held 2 p.m. Saturday, October 17 in Windsor United Church, 613 King St.,
Windsor, Rev. Alex Mosher and Rev. Garnet Parker officiating. Interment
will be in Bramber Cemetery, Bramber. We ask that we celebrate the
things Joshua loved by wearing a jersey, sports logo or really bright
colours. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Joshua Lake-Crossley
may be made to the IWK Heart Centre, c/o IWK Health Centre Foundation,
P. O. Box 9700, Halifax, NS B3K 6R8. Private messages of condolence may
be sent to the family by visiting the "Guest Book" at: www.familycare.ca.