Two crosses for Joshua have been erected right off highway 62 near Avalon Ave. Friends, family and community members gathered around the memorial last night, holding candles, and sharing stories and photos of Joshua Barreras. He was only 16 years old when he was struck and killed by a motorist on the night of January 26th.
This weekend’s wild winds calmed a bit around 6pm last night as mourners gathered around the memorials. Joshua’s family thanked the growing crowd for the support and for sharing stories about Joshua.. Just a kid growing up here in the desert, surrounded by friends who remember fun nights together and raised by a family now dealing with the unimaginable grief of losing someone just coming into their own – a 16 year-old with a full life ahead of him, taken too soon.
The memorial is located right off Hwy 62 in Yucca Valley. If you’d like to pay your respects or just help maintain the memorial, you can turn onto Avalon from the highway and park on Paxton to safely get to the site. A memorial service for friends and family will be held next weekend, and family members I spoke to last night said that they appreciate the community’s show of support for Joshua.
