Joseph Israel Edwards

Joseph “Joey” Israel Edwards, age 20, of Las Vegas, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019 following a motorcycle accident. He joined the National Guard at the age of 17. Those who knew Joseph, even just a little, lost a shining light in their lives. Joseph will be greatly missed every day by his momma Dana Lujan, his grandmothers Dora Galindo and Joyce Edwards, great-grandmothers and his loving aunts, uncles, cousins and many, many great friends. We know Joseph is with his father, Joseph Edwards IV and his grandfather, Joseph Edwards, III, his cousin Andrew Madrid and is loved in heaven as much as on earth. We LOVE and MISS you so much, XOXO.

Build Me a Son, O Lord -- Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; a son who will know Thee and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge. Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn compassion for those who fail.

Build me a son whose heart will be clean, whose goal will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.

And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength.

Then I, his mother (father), will dare to whisper, “I have not lived in vain.” (General Douglas MacArthur).

A memorial service and celebration of life for Joseph will be held at 2pm on Friday, July 12, 2019 at Palm Southwest Mortuary, 7979 W. Warm Springs Rd. Contributions in Joseph’s name are suggested to the Las Vegas Humane Society.