Last updated on June 23rd, 2025 at 07:42 pm
Whitney Purvis, who featured on the first season of 16 and Pregnant, produced by MTV in 2009, has revealed the tragic loss of her son, Weston Owen Gosa Jr. He was 16 years old.
Weston, 16, was born to Purvis’s ex-boyfriend, Weston Owen Gosa Sr., during the show 16 and Pregnant.
Whitney Purvis and her then-boyfriend separated shortly after their son was conceived. They later reconciled and had another child, River, in 2014 before they broke up again.
Weston Jr. was found dead on Monday, 2 June. Emergency services were called, and they took him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Amy Gosa, Weston Jr.’s stepmother, mentioned that they are yet to ascertain what led to the teenager’s death, and an autopsy will be conducted to unravel the cause.
Whitney Purvis’s pathway to motherhood was among the seven stories that made it to the debut season of 16 and Pregnant, a show that revealed the challenges that teenage mothers encounter across the country, U.S.
“We do not know the cause,” she wrote in a Facebook post on Monday (2 June). “They will do an autopsy soon but all we know is we got up this morning around 7 am and tried to wake him up, he was not breathing, we attempted CPR and called an ambulance. The paramedics attempted it as well and took him to the hospital in Gordon County, where he was pronounced dead. He had several health issues as well as diabetes.”
She added: “He was the most amazing son I could have asked for. He was brilliant, smart, funny and had so much potential in life. It doesn’t feel real. Please keep our family and Whitney in your thoughts and prayers as we mourn such a brilliant amazing life that was our son.”
Purvis changed her Facebook profile picture to an image of her with her son, writing: “Rest in Peace, my baby Weston. I love you forever, precious. I’ll never understand why life has to be so cruel. You’ll always be my baby.”
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