Pulse member josh has passed away

[Unhinged]

Terrible news. He was a great poster and I always enjoyed his comments on my personal chart and enjoyed reading his chart and other comments.

My sister has Chron's and I know the terrible toll it can take on a body. :(

RIP josh. You will be missed by Pulse and all those whose lives you touched in your short time here on Earth.

[maine]

What. The. Fuck.

I'm literally speechless right now.

Josh was seriously probably my favorite poster here. He was such a sweetheart that was always there for you whenever you needed it. If you ever had a personal problem, josh would be one of the first people to talk to you to help you get through it. I actually had no clue he had Crohn's Disease, or if that was even a known thing here, so this one hits hard. It's so abrupt. He was so young.

The world just lost another bright star.

[SPRΞΞ]

One of my fondest memories of him was back in the Teenage Dream era when he began to get pressed about Katy's success, only to admit that he went to Katy's "Part of Me" movie opening night, lol. I thought that was really cute.

Can I ask how you found out??

[M&TSwiftie]

So devastating. May he rest in peace, my condolences and thoughts go out to his family and everyone who loved him. He will be missed dearly.

[onebuffalo]

R.I.P., Josh. You will be missed. This has been a terrible week at Pulse. To honor Dudley and Josh, let's keep posting in their honor and make Pulse the best place for information, education, and entertainment.

[yuh yuh]

R.I.P. :(

[dbhmr]

You got the feeling Pulse was an important place for josh, and the great thing about that is you always saw him working to make it a better place, one worthy of his time and others'.

It's not that this is all unreal to me, it's that it's very real in an unreal-seeming place.

Stay safe, don't lose your sense of humor, but also be kind. RIP.

[Kishi KCM]

I never knew either member personally, I just remember their posts and it's still tough, because we all share a common love for music.

I've lost my cousin, grandfather, and sister in the last year. It's so tough to lose people, especially when they're suffering with genetic and life threatening illnesses, like my relatives.

Josh, I hope you're free of your pain and worries. Lots of love. Thanks for contributing so much.

[#LisaRinna]

I am in total disbelief! May he rest in peace, he was always one of my favorite posters here. I'll miss him a lot. :'( :'(

[Deleted]

Josh's last three posts were personal chart updates and asking Janhova's Witness to get in his pants, and that random bit of levity is the only thing getting me through this right now. But then the fourth post is a random 'rip' and I'm back to not knowing how to function any more.

I don't know what else I can do or say so I'm just going to sit here and cry, I guess.

[franklin]

I've tried to type something out multiple times to try to express how upset I am and how much I love Josh, but I just can't put my feelings into words. I'm devastated. Josh always made me smile, I loved reading his posts (we had similar interests), but more than that he was a life force on here.

I'll miss him more than I say. He was one of the good ones, Pulse will never be the same.

[Deleted]

WAIT A MIN WAIT A MIN WAIT A MIN! Josh died too? That I did not expect.

I swear to god, I honestly thought this was a joke thread at first so I never rly clicked it and thought it was Kunt who made it, considering he jokes a lot.

Then I read the name correctly and saw it was Kurt and I am like, Kurt cant joke around with stuff like this so I clicked the thread, HOLY s**t! Wow.

This sucks a lot. :(

[maine]

There are people that know him personally here, and they likely were the ones that brought it to staff's attention to pay our respects.

Still in shock over this.

[Focus]

I'm so sorry to hear about Josh. Such a sad week here at Pulse. RIP Josh. ♥

[Deleted]

Sept 22, 2016 10:04:52 GMT -5 maine said:

There are people that know him personally here, and they likely were the ones that brought it to staff's attention to pay our respects.

Still in shock over this.

I believe Max was the one who first discovered his obituary on FB.

Just FYI I told my best friend that if anything happens to me for her to log in and let you guys know, b/c I'm not friends with anyone outside the board and no one here knows my last name. I would advise everyone here come up with a similar plan to make sure Pulse is notified - have a friend let us know, have someone agree to log into your account and post a final message, become friends with another poster outside of Pulse, etc. Don't delude yourself into thinking it's just the internet and people don't really care about you, that it's just folks killing time and then moving on with their 'real' lives. Whether you think so or not, people here do care about you. We do wonder where you are when you don't show up for a while. We do feel close to you because we joke or argue with you about any and everything, or because you've shared a part of your 'real life' with us in RT or a PM. We will notice when you are not here and we will wonder why. And we will miss you when you are gone, and want to pay our final respects to you somehow.

Life is too short for us to keep pretending we don't really matter to one another.

[vipanonymous]

I can't believe it. He was so young. :'( RIP

[Myeahhh.]

Josh was my favorite poster on Pulse. So kind, yet not afraid to speak his mind. Amazing sense of humor, and great insight into life. Very shocked right now, I knew he had Crohn's, but admittedly I was ignorant about the devastating effects of this disease. I had no clue it could take someone's life. So very sad.

Rest in Peace, buddy.

[Envoirment]

Devastated, honestly and truly devastated... I never thought I'd cry over something like this but I'm sitting here bawling my eyes out. Josh was such a massive part of my posting experience. He was a bright spot on pulse that would make me laugh and not only me but many other members. I used to have regular pm chats and such and it wasn't long ago me Josh and Popstop were being interviewed for the PMAs :'( RIP josh, I hope whereever he may be, he's surrounded by hot men. :'(

[Taylor.]

I'm at a loss. Josh was the perfect embodiment of Pulse and everything it stands for. He was an integral member who will be dearly missed. RIP.

[skizzo]

Unbelievable. RIP fellow dance music fan :(

[SHOOTER]

This just wrecked my day. Rest peacefully, Josh!

[Rocky]

Can't believe Josh is not with us anymore. I agree that he was an integral part of this board. Just thinking of how many times he made my day with his characteristic humor... May he rest in peace. <3



Sad we never got to meet each other.

[peacebone]

I'm not going to pretend that I knew either dudley or josh very well, but it's such a shame that we've lost two very prolific posters within 48 hours of each other.

May they both rest in peace.

[Illusions]

:( RIP

[spooky21]

This is so heartbreaking. To think that Josh was battling such an exhausting disease yet despite that, he continuously presented such an brilliant light of friendship and love to many pulsers makes me appreciate him even more.

To all of Josh's friends and family, he was loved here.

He was very loved here.

[ZAYN]

This is so devastating. He'll be super missed. One of my favorite josh moments...

[vann]

My heart goes with his family and friends over here and everywhere.Rest in Peace,Josh.

[Dylan :)]

Rest in peace :( When you only know of someone online, you very often forget that real life still goes on offline.

[Acid Eyes]

This can't be real. :'(

[Deleted]

I don't really have words for this. I've spent the day trying to find them, but nothing really impactful came. I really thought the PMs I got about this were wrong, or joking in an all-too-f**ked up way, but... f**k.

I loved josh. We weren't close, but we PMed on and off and he was so funny/weird/awkward/rude and it was all in the best way, and so unlike any other poster here. He was like everyone's annoying little cousin that we all secretly loved. I hope his friends, family, and loved ones all over can somehow find peace going forward, and I hope he has too, in some way.

Rest in peace, male who is into other males.