Joshua Matthew Richardson

Joshua Matthew Richardson was born on August 9, 1989, and left this world on May 14, 2025.

Josh lived in Eastern Colorado most of his life. He was raised and lived in Johnstown and

Wiggins, Colorado, he resided in Akron for a time and recently moved to the Western Slope to

Loma, Colorado.

As a young child, Josh attended Johnstown and Wiggins Elementary Schools. He completed

his general education at Wiggins High School and graduated in 2008. Josh began his college

education at the University of Northern Colorado and later found interest in the GPS farming

and technology field. After completing training, Josh returned to Eastern Colorado and worked

as a manager at a commercial farm and also helped several farmers in the area with the

computerized technology in farming equipment. Later Josh managed Fort Morgan AMA for

many years and continued to work on farming equipment as needed. Recently, he enrolled at

Mesa University in Grand Junction and was accepted in Lineman School beginning this fall.

When Josh was a child, he had the opportunity to be around farm animals and eventually

raised and showed them at local and state fairs. His best show animals were pigs and he was a

member of the local 4H club. However, his interests expanded as a teenager and he began to

participate in a variety of sports. Josh excelled in football, basketball and track at Wiggins High

School. He enjoyed spending time on the water with family and friends on Lake Powell in Utah.

He also enjoyed the outdoorsman side of sports such as fishing and hunting and did so his

entire life.

Josh never met a stranger and was always willing to help whether he was asked to or not. By

living in the farming communities in Eastern Colorado, Josh made many friends during his life

which provided him an even larger family that cared deeply for him. Josh was loved by all his

families and will be greatly missed.

Josh is survived by his two sons, Westin and Brogan, daughter Berklee, his father Jon, sister

Tara and her husband Jonathan, grandmother Nancy, grandfather Bob, and friend and mother

of Westin, Dusti. He is also survived by one uncle Jim, one aunt Judy, cousins Cody (Seaera),

Kelsie, Rachel (Brandon) and Michael (Jordan), several second cousins and other family

members. He also leaves a great many friends and acquaintances he made over the years.