“16 and Pregnant ”Star Whitney Purvis’ Son Weston Dies at 16: 'My Worst Nightmare Come True'

Whitney Purvis’ boy Weston Gosa Jr. has died. He was 16.

The 16 and Pregnant prima announced nan decease of her boy connected Monday, June 2, successful a Facebook post. She added respective photos of Gosa, pinch a fewer featuring Purvis.

“This is truthful difficult to write. My beautiful son, Weston has passed away. He was only 16 years old. Life is truthful sadistic and unfair. I conscionable dont understand. Oh my babe is gone and I don't cognize what to do pinch myself,” her announcement began.

"He was truthful perfect. This is really my worst nightmare travel true. How do you spell connected successful life aft losing a child? I'm successful disbelief, this cannot beryllium happening. I don't want it to beryllium real,” she wrote. “I would do thing conscionable to clasp him. Words conscionable can't picture nan symptom I americium feeling.”

She continued, “I emotion you truthful much, Weston Owen Gosa. God, I emotion you truthful much. You are my heart. I was truthful proud of nan young man you were becoming. I conscionable can't spell connected without you. Rest successful Peace, my angel. You are gone excessively soon. April 2, 2009 - June 2, 2025.”

She added a 2nd Facebook post, which included a photograph of nan mother and boy smiling arsenic they embraced 1 another.

"Rest successful Peace, my babe Weston. I emotion you forever, precious. I'll ne'er understand why life has to beryllium truthful cruel. You'll ever beryllium my baby,” nan caption read.

Purvis did not uncover nan origin of death. However, Weston’s stepmom explained successful her ain Facebook station that nan family ordered an autopsy to study nan origin of his death. 

“All we cognize is we sewage up this greeting astir 7 americium and tried to aftermath him up, he was not breathing, we attempted cpr and called an ambulance. The paramedics attempted it arsenic good and took him to nan infirmary successful Gordon County wherever he was pronounced dead,” she wrote.

Amy continued: “He had respective wellness issues arsenic good arsenic diabetes. We are wholly heartbroken and successful shock. It was truthful unexpected. Losing a kid is nan astir achy point I person ever knowledgeable and I dream I ne'er acquisition it again.”

“He was nan astir astonishing boy I could person asked for. He was brilliant, smart, funny and had truthful overmuch imaginable successful life. It doesn't consciousness real. Please support our family and Whitney successful your thoughts and prayers arsenic we mourn specified a superb astonishing life that was our son. Thank you,” she concluded. 

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Whitney and Weston Sr. welcomed their boy connected April 2, 2009, during nan first play of nan MTV show, 16 and Pregnant. The mates collapsed up, and they rekindled earlier giving commencement to their 2nd son, River, successful 2014. After welcoming River, they collapsed up again.

In nan years since their relationship, Whitney mislaid custody of some boys. She was arrested successful 2024 for allegedly failing to make kid support payments, per TMZ.