'16 & Pregnant' Star Whitney Purvis' Son Weston Dead at 16

Whitney Purvis, who is one of the young mothers featured on the first season of MTV’s 16 & Pregnant back in 2009, is mourning the death of her son.

The season one episode followed Whitney‘s pregnancy until the birth of her son Weston Gosa Jr. in April 2009.

In a post to her Facebook account on Monday (June 2), Whitney revealed that Weston has died at the young age of 16.

“This is so hard to write. My beautiful son, Weston has passed away. He was only 16 years old,” Whitney began the post, which included photos from his childhood.

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She continued, “Life is so cruel and unfair. I just dont understand. Oh my baby is gone and I don’t know what to do with myself. He was so perfect. This is really my worst nightmare come true. How do you go on in life after losing a child? I’m in disbelief, this cannot be happening. 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.”

“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. April 2, 2009 – June 2, 2025,” she concluded.

Whitney also updated her profile picture to one of her and Weston. She captioned that, “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.”

TMZ reports that Whitney and Weston‘s stepmom Amy tried waking him at 7am, but couldn’t. After trying CPR, an ambulance rushed him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He reportedly dealt with “a number of medical issues, including diabetes.”

RIP.