Whitney Purvis, best known for her appearance on MTV’s reality series 16 and Pregnant, has shared heartbreaking news about the loss of her eldest son, Weston Gosa Jr., who passed away at just 16 years old. Purvis, 33, took to Facebook on Monday to announce her son’s death, expressing her grief in a deeply emotional post accompanied by several photos of the teenager.
“This is so hard to write. My beautiful son, Weston, has passed away. He was only 16 years old. Life is so cruel and unfair. I just don’t understand. Oh my baby is gone and I don’t know what to do with myself,” she wrote. The post continued with a raw outpouring of pain and disbelief.
“He was so perfect. This is really my worst nightmare, but it has come true. How do you go on in life after losing a child? I’m in disbelief, this cannot be happening,” she wrote. Purvis did not disclose the cause of Weston’s death, and no official statement has been released by authorities regarding the circumstances.
“I don’t want it to be real. I would do anything just to hold him. Words just can’t describe the pain I am feeling,” she added, describing the emotional turmoil of losing her son.
In a final, tearful tribute, Purvis wrote, “I love you so much, Weston Owen Gosa. God, I love you so much. You are my heart. I was so proud of the young man you were becoming. I just can’t go on without you. Rest in Peace, my angel. You are gone too soon.”
Weston Gosa Jr. was born in 2009, during Purvis’s time on the first season of 16 and Pregnant. The show chronicled her challenges as a teenage mother navigating early parenthood alongside her then-partner, Weston Gosa Sr., who is also the father of the late teen.
Since her time on the series, Purvis had largely stayed out of the public eye but occasionally updated fans about her family life on social media.
The tragic news has sparked an outpouring of condolences from fans and followers, many of whom recall Purvis’s story from the reality series and have followed her journey into motherhood. As the family grieves, no further details have been released, and Purvis has asked for privacy during this unimaginable time.