Joshua Menno Schmidt

Joshua Menno Schmidt, 30, of Meridian passed away March 20, 2007. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at Cloverdale Funeral Home, Boise. Services are under the direction of Cloverdale Funeral Home. Joshua was born September 7, 1976 in Sioux Falls, S.D. He was two months premature, probably because he couldn't wait to start living. In 1986, Joshua and his family moved to Nampa, Idaho. Josh attended middle school in Nampa. He then went to Meridian High School and became extremely involved in weight lifting. Many knew him as ÒFlex.Ó Joshua graduated with the class of 1994. He then moved back to his roots of South Dakota for a number of years. Josh enjoyed his young twenty´s, going out and line dancing, spending time with his aunts and grandparents, and exploring all life had to offer. Josh was involved with the Sioux Falls electrical towers, climbing thousands of feet up. Later he became a fire fighter for wild forest fires in Colorado and other states. He finally returned to Idaho and became a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. He worked for many years with his best friend and father, Swede, designing and building furniture. In August of 2005, Josh got a sales job at High Desert Harley Davidson, where his passion for motorcycles grew. That October, he met his wife, Lisa, who was the receptionist. He asked her to marry him in January of 2006. On May 5, 2006 Josh was in a motorcycle accident, but being the survivor he is, he healed through it. He and Lisa married on June 25, 2006. They bought a home in October and conceived their first child on New Years Eve, 2006. Joshua´s life was filled with much adversity, yet through it all, Josh was always upbeat and positive. He had a passion for living and put all that passion into every aspect of his life and into all the lives of the people he touched. Joshua had an infectious smile and laugh. He spent a great deal of his life committing random acts of kindness, anonymously. He was with us all for a short time but lived a life that most only wish they could. Though he will be missed by many, Joshua's memory and spirit will live on through all of those who knew him. Josh is survived by his wife, Lisa M. Schmidt and their unborn baby of Meridian; his father, Swede Schmidt, his mother, Kimm Schmidt, both of Sand Hallow, Idaho; his step-mother, Cheryl Jenkins; his sisters, Molly Schmidt and Michelle Ould both of Boise, and Nikki Ould of Sand Hallow, Idaho; his brother, Wesley Miller of Boise; his father #2, Kevin Kline and his mother #2, Gail Kline both of Meridian. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, LeRoy Menno Schmidt. The family wishes to thank the community for the outpouring of love and compassion for friends and family. Memorial contributions can be made at Washington Mutual or Wells Fargo in the name of Lisa Schmidt, for the benefit of Lisa and their unborn baby.