A friend· May 24, 2024
This was a wonderful time with Josh we laughed and laughed
Let the memory of Joshua be with us forever.
Joshua Wayne Bell was born 22 May 1985, at Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois, to parents Annie Marie Chute and John Joseph Bell. He weighed 9lbs and 19.5 inches long. He was such a good baby, happy and walked at 9 mts. He was adventurous and daring, played sports in school. He love to make his mama smile and laugh and when he called he he always said “hey beautiful”. He listened to all kinds of music, and loved dancing and clowning around. He graduated high school in Nashua New Hampshire. He served his country in the United States Air Force - 2003 through 2009. He was a Ground Radio Repair Tech, serving in the Massachusetts, Virginia and Texas Air National Guard. He loved all sports especially New England professional teams. Josh was a passionate disc golf and table-tennis player. He loved animals and the day he died his dog Coco, and cats Kitty and Little Kitty were with him. Josh was generous, loving and had a deep devotion to his family. Josh loved being half Irish loved all things Irish. Josh’s motto “it’s all about the journey not the destination”. He lived life to the fullest. During his short 33 years on this earth he fought demons which eventually got the better of him, and on 17 Jan 2019 Josh took a Xanax laced with fentanyl and died. He is missed by so many people and left huge hole in my heart.
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A friend· May 22, 2024
Funny story, for one Mother’s Day Josh wanted to Pain and Gain not the Meryl Streep movie I thought we were seeing. I was in heaven sitting between my 2 boys. I did get him back I took him to LaLa land and we were sitting there he turned to me and said “did you seriously take me to a musical” but we just enjoyed being together.
A friend· May 22, 2024
Josh had immense love for his family especially his siblings. Cisco spent weekends with him and Tiff and Josh helped Cisco become the man he is today. Saoirse and Josh were like two peas in a pod, in their early days they were bounced around from base to base but always together. Josh was 24 when Zarah was born and the love he had for her shone through in the way he held her.
A friend· May 22, 2024
Josh really had a kind nature and loved animals. One day I had oicked up a bird in a hot parking lot and brought it home to help it get well. The bird was declining and Josh tried to resuscitate him to no avail. We buried the bird he called Ernesto in the yard. Shortly after the dogs dug up the box we buried the bird in and Josh and Saoirse got a shovel and the bird to find a quiet resting place for Ernesto.
A friend· May 22, 2024
Josh had style, loved his Nike sneekers, any fad fashion going he would try his hand. This one time I dyed his hair blonde, what a cutie.