Joshua Horizon was born 10 September 1982 in San Luis Obispo, California and died 20 April 2002 from injuries sustained in a motorbike accident on Auburn Folsom Road, in the mountains of rural Placer County. He was a student at American River College in East Sacramento and worked for The Gap in Citrus Heights and at MillGuard Windows.
Josh will be remembered for his beautiful smile and his ironic sense of humour. He loved the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and the films "Blazing Saddles" and "Snatch".
Joshua was athletic and lettered in wrestling at Foothill High School. He also was an accomplished snowboarder and inline skater. Josh enjoyed spending summers down at the Susan River with his dad and siblings, jumping from the second bridge and splashing his brothers Joe, Sam and William, and teasing his sister Noel.
He was also skilled at carving wood, and won two ribbons at the State Fair for his sculptures. He played clarinet, loved music (mainly Tool and Rammstein), and was always helping family and neighbours fix their motorcars (especially his dad, who can't even hold a spanner!).
When Josh wasn't installing an alternator or fixing a computer, he read constantly, his favorite authors being Brian Jacques ("Redwall"), Richard Feynman, and Stephen King.
At the memorial held Thursday 25 April 2002 over 370 friends and family recalled Joshua's love of family and love of the outdoors. He spent many hours tent camping with his mum and dad in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties; as a young adult, he camped at the lake with his best friends Mike H. and Tzonu Genov ("Bob") and long-time girlfriend Amanda Mitchell.
When Josh came home from college, the first thing he always did was hug and kiss his mum. And he never forgot, before hanging up on the phone, to say "I love you, Papa". Family and relationships always came first for him, and he came to work every day with a smile.
We will always love and cherish Joshua, and hold him dear to our hearts. We would like to thank all of our friends and neighbours for the flowers, cards, food and condolences we received during the weeks following Josh's passing.
We would also like to thank singer Kate Rusby for dedicating the song "Bold Riley" to Josh at her May 2002 concert in Chico, California. We miss you, our sweet, handsome son.
Godspeed, Joshua.
