Joshua Michael HOLMES

HOLMES, Joshua Michael - Suddenly on November 11, 2009 at Victoria Hospital - Pediatric Critical Care Unit, at the age of 16, Joshua Michael Holmes, in the arms of his mother and with his father by his side. Beloved only son of Monica Holmes Veitch, eldest son of Bruce Holmes and his wife Jen. Much-loved half-brother of Joe and Jeff. Also survived by Isabella Holmes (Nanny) and Aunts and Uncles: Kerryn Holmes, Elizabeth and Aimé Guindon (Godparents), Sharon and Don McLeod, Mary Joan and Randy Johnson, Anne Marie and Blair Gillis, Barb and Pat Henry, Chuck and Kathi Stevens. Adopted nephew to Carolyn and Ted, Ria Coppens and Kelly Dafoe. Josh is also survived by 21 cousins, countless friends, and the Lumley family. Monica would like to extend her heartfelt thanks to the nurses and the staff of the PCCU. Family and friends will be received on Sunday, November 15, 2009, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at THE SMITH FAMILY CENTRE (in front of Smith Funeral Home), 1576 London Line, Sarnia. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Monday, November 16, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at ST. JOSEPH'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, 293 Stuart St., Sarnia. Sympathy may be expressed through donations to the Joshua Holmes Scholarship Fund or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Memories and condolences may be sent online at www.smithfuneralhome.ca Newspaper Ad ID: 11736748 Ad number: 32684491-0100-0101 Ad placed on November 14 2009