We are sad to mourn the loss of a young man who was with troupe for a period of time who passed away earlier this week. Josh was 20 when he died, and all of us are sad and our thoughts are with Josh’s family and friends.
This is his obituary from the 4/23/09 Commercial Appeal:
“Joshua Steven Geraldson 20, of Germantown died Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at The Regional Medical Center. Joshua is a member of Longview Heights Baptist Church in Olive Branch, MS. He is a Lausanne Collegiate School graduate, and a freshman at Christian Brothers University. Joshua’s hobbies included involvement at Lausanne with Theater, Beta Club, and Ultimate Frisbee. He was also a Brown Belt in Karate and was involved with Theater Memphis and a member of the Wise Guys Improv Team. He was the lead vocalist, Guitarist, and composed much of the music for his band, Tripwire. He also served as a student ambassador with People to People. Joshua was preceded in death by his Grandmother, Donna Ostro. He is survived by his father, Steve (Kathy) Geraldson of Olive Branch, and mother Cindy (Mark) Christian of Germantown, a brother, Matthew Geraldson, sisters, Mackenzie Christian, Jessica Geraldson, and Sarah Dixon, his grandparents are Lee and Marilyn Geraldson, and Wayne Grant. A visitation will be held Friday from 5 to 8. Funeral Services will be Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 10:00 am at Memorial Park Funeral Home in the Riverside Chapel. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Elvis Presley Trauma Unit at The Regional Medical Center www.TheMedFoundation.org for Joshua Geraldson or The Med Foundation 877 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103. Memorial Park Funeral Home (901)767-8930 www.memorialparkonline.com“
