Joshua Newstat
To our dear father, son, brother, family member, friend, colleague and everyone that cared about you,
we will always remember you.
Fare thee well, fare thee well, we love you more than words can tell.
http://namiventura.org/joshua/
11 comments:
I miss you brother
You will forever by in our hearts brother!!!
Logo
NAMI Ventura County In Memory of Joshua Newstat
In Memory of Joshua Newstat
JoshuaNewstat_2
Joshua E. Newstat dedicated his entire legal career to protecting the rights of others, including the disabled and the accused. Prior to becoming a co-founding partner of the firm, Lessem & Newstat, Joshua spent five years as a deputy attorney in the Ventura County Public Defender’s office.
Joshua worked as a tireless advocate for the rights of the accused, the injured and the mentally ill throughout his career. As a result, he received an award and special recognition from the Ventura County Criminal Defense Bar Association for his outstanding contributions to the criminal justice system. He also served for six years on the Board of Directors for the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), where he volunteered his time unstintingly to help families during their time of difficulty.
Donate with the form below
http://namiventura.org/joshua/
Or make checks payable to “NAMI Ventura County” and mail to:
NAMI Ventura County
P.O. Box 1613
Camarillo, CA 93011
Donation In Memory of Joshua Newstat
Your tax deductible donation will help fund programs and services for people living with mental illness and their families. The family will be notified of your donation.
So sad! Growing up I will always remember how funny he was! My ♡ goes out to the Newstat family.
Rachel Newstat Weinstein
March 16 at 12:21pm ·
Joshua Newstat is the best father, brother, son, nephew, lawyer, colleague and friend. He is no longer with us here but continues to defend us all from above. He lived and loved better in 39 years than most do in 90. He is a success story and one of the great loves of my life.
His funeral is on Sunday, 3/20 at Eden Memorial at 11500 Sepulveda Blvd. at 1pm with home visit to follow at our cousin's in Encino. All are welcome.
In lieu of flowers we are asking for donations to NAMI. We will have donation info to follow.
To Rachel, Marsha and your whole family,
We are very sad about the passing of Josh. Our thoughts and hearts are with you.
Sincerely, Bobbi and Ron Ross
Tami, Don, and Shayna Hong
Julie and Aaron will attend the funeral
Be at peace Josh. You were an incredible man and made a huge difference in many people's lives. I knew you since elementary school, and you were always an overachiever. I knew you would always be the best at whatever you did. My sincere condolences to your family and friends. You will be missed and I will always say a prayer for you my friend.
Love,
Heather Andersen
I just want to go the beach one more time with Jadi and his sloppy, broken down boogie boards. If God could grant that... just one more day as ridiculous overgrown kids. I love him and he had/has so much love to share
Josh's LA Times obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=178116444
August 13, 1976 - March 15, 2016 Joshua Erin Newstat, 39, was born on August 13, 1976 and found peace on March 15, 2016. He entered Berkeley as a freshman and was an active member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He graduated from UCLA as a proud Bruin. Josh earned his law degree at Loyola Law School. Prior to becoming a founding partner of the law firm of Lessem & Newstat, Joshua spent nearly seven years as a highly respected Deputy Attorney for the Ventura County Public Defender's Office. Josh's door was open to anyone who needed his help, especially the underdog. This was true in both the practice of law and dealing with the personal lives of his many friends and loving family. Josh was very active with NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness, where he served on the Board of Directors for six years and was volunteering and helping families during their time of difficulties. Joshua is survived by the loves of his life, his daughter Elora Doris Newstat (6) and Elijah Jack Newstat (3), and their loving mother Freya Newstat; his parents Marsha and Gene Newstat; his soul mate and sister Rachel Weinstein (Mark); grandparents Rose Newstat and Martin Newstat; adored Aunt Susan and Uncle Neil Stone, Aunt Shelly and Uncle Jon, and Uncle Neal Newstat, and numerous cousins, friends and colleagues. A mensch who was loving, strong, persistent, loyal, caring, funny, handsome and brilliant, he lives within us forever. Services at Eden Memorial Park, Sunday, March 20th at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to: NAMI Ventura County. Donate online at namiventura.org/joshua
Published in the Los Angeles Times from Mar. 19 to Mar. 20, 2016
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=178116444#sthash.d9hfK5fI.dpuf
We were so sad and shocked when we found out what had happened and wish we could've been there for you to try to reason with you and help you some way. Everything makes sense though, including all the behaviors and we just weren't familiar or aware that this had to do with depression and mental illness at the time. I felt extremely guilty because I didn't take you seriously when you joked about doing it and I should've notified someone and said something so they could've stopped you or at least got you the help that you ever so needed. I felt so ashamed and I should've seen the warning signs and taken you seriously when you had told me that you tried once before. At least you're in peace now, but I look back and think about the fun times we had and how it was nice to know you. I know it's been quite some time now... but you have been on my mind and I just wanted to say that we miss you and think about you a lot. Hopefully your watching down on us and know that you will be forever missed. Rest in Peace.
Post a Comment