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| Joshua and Uncle Mark Possibly discussing how to count to 10! |
Weber State University Scholarship
In Memory of
Joshua Michael Eisenstat
Sponsored by
Mark Larson, Joshua's Uncle
My youngest brother Mark graduated from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah and also taught math there as well. For 10 years it was an honor to be a part of a special memorial scholarship awarded as follows: For a full-time student with a declared major in mathematics, minimum WSU GPA of 3.0. First preference is given to students who provide personal service to Special Olympics or other organizations serving disabled children. Secondary preference is given to students who demonstrate exceptional extracurricular activity.
Mark and several of our family members had the blessing of awarding this special scholarship each year and it was always a special evening of memory and fun together! My other kids have been a special part in this and I had sweet experiences with Jeremy, Jamie, Jacob and Janson with this special award. Others who have been a part of this presentation were my Mom, Joshua's cousins - Ashley Larson, Hunter Larson and Ellie Larson. And McDonalds was a fun part of the night as well! We just love to celebrate Joshua!Mark had the perfect words to describe this award:
The Joshua Eisenstat Memorial
Scholarship is named after my nephew who was six years younger than me.
He was autistic and was mentally between two and three years old. We were
the best of friends his entire life and I always tried to see Joshua after a
stressful finals week, for the only math he cared that I could do was count to
ten if we were boxing, or three if we were wrestling. A little over two
years after I graduated, Joshua passed away. This scholarship is in his
honor, and to support Weber State which provided me with a valuable education.
I feel a math scholarship is appropriate, as he did not know any historical
facts, he did not complete very many sentences, and he wasn’t into the
performing arts, but he loved, loved, loved counting to ten.
Thank you Mark for the many lives you blessed with this generous award, and for the countless times you hung out with Joshua. Because he loved YOU!
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| Joshua and Uncle Mark - One of their many truck rides together! |
