Joshua Perry

In reality, there are few unique people in the world but on March 13, 2021 the world lost a truly unique individual with the passing of Joshua Douglas Perry.  He is survived by his wife Megan Waltman Perry and his 2 month old daughter, Noelle Antoinette. He is additionally survived by his parents Deanna and J.D. Perry; his sister, Madison Palm and her husband Chris; his grandparents, Paul and Brenda Willard and his aunt, Jamie Perry.

In many ways Josh was a modern renaissance man.  As a child he developed an insatiable appetite for reading mainly about “critters” and all things science.  He often referred to bacteria as his “little buddies” and developed a library like knowledge of science.  He spent a summer in Montana researching at the Flathead Lake Biological Research Center.  He did work on a PhD in Biochemistry at University of Georgia and was currently working toward medical school.  But in addition to science, he wrote passionately through poetry, dabbled on the violin, played the piano and guitar and wrote an original classical piece for a piano recital as a child.  He read and absorbed philosophy and theology books quicker than most read a menu and had incredible recall of everything he read.  If you mentioned any subject he was not familiar with give him a day or two and he would consume a phenomenal amount of information and return with near expert-level knowledge.  Rarely will you ever encounter a person of advanced years that could effortlessly move from subject to subject with greater ease than Josh at the tender age of 24.

While his academic prowess was unparalleled, he was also oddly physical in his pursuits.  He was a fencer, years of studying Ju Jitsu and most recently pursued an intense regimen of weightlifting.

The most defining characteristic of him was the all-consuming love he had for his wife and child.  He spoke with his dad often about how to be a husband and father because he wanted to love them both with “a perfect love.”  His very face would change when his wife walked into a room.  Rarely does one find a love for a wife like Josh had for Megan.  Words fail to capture his love other than to say he absolutely adored Megan and his daughter.

Josh was very serious about knowledge, his wife and daughter and tradition but nothing was more serious in his life than his love of Christ.  He actively studied and debated theology.  His understanding of theology rose above many who were decades ahead of him.  He did so because he felt it was incumbent upon him to seek and know God more and more each day and to lead his family in a godly manner.

But in the midst of this serious and relentless pursuit of knowledge and holiness, he had a silly streak in him.  Known to do silly things for no reason and send silly texts or messages that just made you shake you head.  At a moments notice, Josh could make a room erupt in laughter.  He saw the world through a unique lens of seriousness but saw the humor in the world equally clear.

Time does not permit to capture all he was and did in such a short period but suffice it say, he wanted to simply be the best version of himself he could be.  To that end, his family announces services in honor of Josh will be held at Jefferson Baptist Church on Monday, March 22, 2021.  Visitation will be from 11:30 to 2:00 with the funeral service at 2:00 pm with graveside service to follow.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to https://www.gofundme.com/f/Noelle-Perrys-Future?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer