Joshua Lee McCollister, age 37

Lost to gun violence on July 8, 2025 in Glendale, California.

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  • Nickname:
    306 Jay, Jaytree, J-Lee
    2 Jay, Jaytree, J-Lee, Jack, Tool
  • Number of children:
    7 He was engaged, and already called three to-be-stepchildren his sons.
    29 He was engaged with three stepsons-to-be. He'd have done anything for them.
    25 He and his fiancee were planning on getting pregnant soon. They were haggling on baby names.
  • Personality:
    309 Boisterous, loud, funny, exceedingly generous, kind, affectionate and very loyal.
    2 Autistic & proud, autodidact, very brave, very tough, exceedingly protective, cultured, intelligent
    267 ~he cared passionately for everyone he loved. His glowing smile was striking; gentle, and excited
    3 ~he cared passionately for everyone he loved. His glowing smile was striking; gentle, and excited
    231 He was playful, and sarcastic. He was nessiant. A true cynic, full of love, and wonder, and chaos.
    2 Chivalry
    2 Giver
    14 Heroic
    3 Honorable
    2 To the root of his core, he was a viking.
  • Occupation:
    31 Librarian
    27 Artist
    236 Tattoo Artist
    235 Coder
    102 Writer
    2 Lead Librarian
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  • Comments:
    313 He truly hated guns. "Any coward can pull a trigger," he'd always say.
    84 my cousin did not deserve this. i will always miss his goofy as* 💔😭
    266 ~unbreakable with a heart of gold. He chose to be kind when people were cruel.
    254 Rest in peace
    230 I didn't know him very well, but he changed my life. The way he spoke about life was inspiring.
    55 He’d always talk about his sons. And his fiancee. He was proud of his family.
    55 He honored his late wife—not just loved her, but honored her.
    55 He was such a beautiful soul.
    55 he offered to fix my car when I couldn't afford a mechanic, said I could call him any time
    52 He was a selfless, beautiful human being. Everyone should know this. He was a freaking HERO!!!
    43 He was the absolute love of my life. My anchor. My bashert.
    43 He was the most devoted son that I ever saw. Called his mom every day. Loved his parents so much.
    10 His dream was to build a home for his parents and care for them in their old age.
    29 He was the proudest autistic I ever met. He wanted all autistics to be proud of who they were.
    25 He always spoke about his sons and his fiancee. He was proud of his family.
    22 For holidays, he'd cook meals for the homeless and pass them out to anyone he saw in need.
    2 Josh McCollister died as a martyr in the war against domestic violence.
    21 Josh spent the last year and a half of his life fighting for murdered women and girls.
    19 I miss my brother.
    16 Josh saved my little boy's life. That's who he was. Always trying to protect someone.
    10 I miss you very much Joshua pops love you you did not deserve to be murdered
    7 My son was a happy soul

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