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Joshua McClimans Obituary
Josh was a nurse with the U.S. Army. He coached pee wee football and wrestling with his son Max.
He is survived by father, Michael L. McClimans of Jamestown, Pa., and mother, Cindy S. (McElhaney) McClimans of Harlingen, Texas; his son, Max McClimans of Akron, Ohio; daughter, Emma McClimans of Akron, Ohio; and ex-wife, Amanda McClimans of Akron.
Service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, May 6, 2011 at Jamestown Presbyterian Church, Jamestown, Pa. Burial at Park Lawn Cemetery in Jamestown. Visitation Thursday, from1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Randall Funeral Home, 416 Liberty St., Jamestown, Pa. Donations to: McClimans Children Memorial Fund, c/o North Akron Savings Bank, Akron, Ohio.
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for Joshua McClimans
PFC Shyann Poling
April 23, 2014
This is PFC Poling Rest easy. He was a great capt. And a great nurse too our battle field. He had a big heart and a loving soul. He was like a second father to me.
Charlie Ross
December 28, 2012
I was there that day at FOB Salerno.
Peggy Childers
April 25, 2012
April 22, 2012
To the family and friends of Capt. Joshua M. McClimans:
Joshua gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Jackie Woody
May 19, 2011
Josh cared for my husband after his stoke in the fall of 2009. He was the only medical person to give any hope of a decent recovery for my husband. The neurologist said he couldn't offer any hope. Hope is what Josh gave me and I then pushed my husband and he made a great recovery. Josh showed he really cared about his patients every day. Josh would tell me in the morning "Terry didn't like those boots so I did this" He improvised often to make Terry comfortable. He went that extra mile because he cared. Thank you Josh for caring for my husband and protecting our country. Thank you to Josh's family for the ultimate sacrifice. Please know he made a positive impact on a great many people. I am devestated by his passing and will never forget him.
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Joan Slywczak Petersen
May 8, 2011
I am so sorry for you loss. Thank you for sharing your wonderful son, husband, and father,s talents through his service to others and to our country.
MacDaniel
May 7, 2011
For you every single soldier
Those who served so honorable
Your life was forever altered
While I’m home safe and free
I stand with grateful admiration
I stand respectful and so proud
I know I’m only a civilian
And I don’t even know if it’s allowed
But I salute you; allow me the honor
to salute you with permission let me say
Even though I hold no rank know that from my heart
My humble gratitude comes from the deepest part.
I salute you.
For those missing in action;
for those who didn’t make it home.
I know you’re in God’s presence you are not alone.
For every neatly folded flag;
for every shattered family
I will do the only thing I know to dignify your memory.
I salute you, allow me the honor
to salute you with permission let me say
even though I hold no rank know that from my heart
my humble gratitude comes from the deepest part.
I salute you .
I Salute You.
Suzanne MacDaniel (Colonie,NY)
- A Proud Aunt
SGT. David M. Fisher
KIA 12/1/04 - Iraq
Mercer County Vietnam Era Veterans Assoc.
May 6, 2011
A new star has been added to the celestial ceiling of our world. May we look up at night and recognize the brightest one and remember why it is there and for whom it was created.
War is the very last thing a Service Person really want but, they are the ones willing to sit on the Head of the Spear for those of us at home. Wars have different names but the structure is always the same... we Veterans do understand.
God Bless Capt. Joshua McClimans and may he bring some peace to the ones who love him and those who know him.
Condolences from the Membership, Officers and their Families of the MCVEVA
May 6, 2011
I had the distinct pleasure of serving with Captain Joshua Mcclimans at Salerno Hospital. What an honor and priviledge to have served with such an outstanding soldier, nurse and above all father. I feel honored to have met and shared time with such an outstanding person. We have lost a great treasure in Joshua and will carry him forever in our hearts and minds. May God bless his family and loved ones. May you all find solace in your fondest memories of Joshua.
Major Scott Allen CRNA, FOB Salerno, Afghanistan
Kroslak Family
May 5, 2011
Amanda, Emma & Max,
May God be with you during this most difficult time. It was evident how much Josh adored each of you. Truly a role model Dad and from what I hear an outstanding nurse. May he always look down from heaven to watch over you all. God bless you and thank you Josh for all you did for this country.
Sandy , Mike & Emily Pagonis
May 5, 2011
To Amanda, Emma, and Max McClimans.
We express our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to you all in your great loss. A Dad's love is always felt in your heart, even when he is gone. The love you have for him and the love he had for you will live on forever in your hearts. God will help heal the deep pain you feel at this sorrowful time and through out your lives. We grieve with you for the loss of a great soldier who gave his life to keep our country's freedom, even though we did not know him personally.
He will stand with God and watch over you through out your lives.
May 5, 2011
Captain McClimans made the ultimate sacrifice for each of us. Our prayers and aching heart go out to each member of his family, especially his children, who are without their hero for the rest of their lives. May the Lord, somehow, comfort you in your sorrow.
Joyce A.. Dillon
May 5, 2011
Captain McClimans, Thank you for defending our country and protecting our freedom.
My prayers are with your family during this difficult time.
I am sorry for the loss of your life and the pain your family will feel for years to come.
Pat Merriweather
May 5, 2011
Thank you Josh for all you did
you will be missed by all
May God keep you and your
family in his arms
SWRH
Jay Ledden
May 5, 2011
Saying "Thanks" seems too little as an expression, however, I do say "Thanks" to Josh for his sacrifice and I shall remember him in the days to come in my prayers and thoughts. God Bless Josh and may he rest in the best of peaceful places next to the Almighty.
Jay Ledden, Commander, VFW Post 740, Edinboro, PA
May 5, 2011
Captain McClimans,
Thank you for defending our country and protecting our freedom. Condolences and prayers to your loving family.
Mark Joliet, RN
May 5, 2011
Thank you Captain Joshua McClimans for ur love you had for your country. For all the lives u saved as a nurse and for the
True Hero you are! Prayer's are with your family and friends who loved u so much!
Tina
May 5, 2011
Thank you for your service. May God be with your family at this very difficult time.
NANCY BARTLOW
May 5, 2011
Amanda, so sorry for your loss. You and your children should be very proud of Josh and his ultimate sacrifice. I know you'll miss him forever Love you Nancy
May 5, 2011
Captain McClimans, May your beautiful children always know that you are a TRUE HERO. Thank you for your service in keeping our country safe. God Bless.
AirForce Mom
May 4, 2011
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My thoughts and prayers to family and friends May God bless and keep you all.
Meg Caputo
May 4, 2011
Amanda, Emma and Max,
Saying I'm sorry will never be enough for there are no words to describe the sorrow I feel for the three of you. Josh(DAD) loved you with all his heart. My heart aches to know your loss is so deep. Josh was an honorable soldier, a good nurse, a great friend but he was best at being your dad. Never forget his love for you and know that his love will always be in your heart. I am and always will be just a phone call away. Meg
Mrs Smith
May 4, 2011
We salute your veteran. Our condolences for your loss and gratitude for your loved one's service to our country.
May 3, 2011
Amanda, Emily, and Max,
Just wanted to let you know my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Sandy Bencivengo (Finkel)
University of Akron College of Nursing, Class 2003
Roxana Johnson
May 3, 2011
I sent a note of sympathy for Joshua McClimans and was just notified a young man from the town of Westfield, NY (8 miles from where I live) was killed in Afganastan. His name was Kevin White and he graduated 2006. His mother was just notifled today. Now our little area of WNY will be going through a horrible tragedy too. God Bless our young men and women. Give us strengh for the days ahead.
Roxana
May 3, 2011
On a day when the USA celebrates the wonderful job the Navy Seals did you have lost your lovely son, husban, father, friend. My deepesty sympathy goes out to you. I lost a friend in Viet-Nam and to me he wll always be "Forever Young". Your beloed Josh will be that angel. God Bless You and Thank you Captain Joshua A. McClimans.
Susan Van Norstran
May 3, 2011
Thank You For Your Service to Our Great Nation. I Salute You!!!!!!
May 3, 2011
Thank you for serving. My family and I are very grateful. May God comfort your family.
Cheryl Pearce
May 3, 2011
My heart is aching for the McClimans family and their great loss in a brave solider such as Josh. I knew Josh in high school as he wrestled the same time my sons did. He was a fine young man whose spirit will live on in our hearts forever and forever in heaven. We will see you soon Josh McClimans! Love and prayers,
randy,helen,nick, grigson
May 3, 2011
to the mccliman family, josh was a hero in so many ways. what a brave man defending our country in his talents as a nurse helping others. what happened to him is not fair and unbelievable. god bless max, emma, amanda and your whole family. please know that our thoughts are with you and our prayers will continue to be with you through this difficult time.
Joyce Smith
May 3, 2011
No bond is as great as that between a parent and child. My deepest condolences are with you as you grieve.
Jeanette Simmons
May 3, 2011
Thank you for your service, it did not go unnoticed. May your family find comfort in memories they hold so dear. May God bless all of you.
A Grateful American
May 3, 2011
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My thoughts and prayers to family and friends.
A Grateful American
May 3, 2011
Rest in Peace, Soldier. Thank you for your sacrifice in ensuring my freedom.
Tomislav Simich
May 3, 2011
I hope I speak for all Americans when I thank your family, and especially your son, for the supreme sacrifice made to keep us safe and free. You all are truly heroes and I hope my life can be a tribute an honor to you, Joshua and all of the other servicemen and women. May God bless and keep you all....
April Eldridge
May 3, 2011
God be with this family in such a tragic time. May the comfort of knowing one day you will meet again get you through the difficult days ahead. God Bless Joshua for the selfless sacrifices he made for our country, our freedom and our safety.
Marilyn
May 3, 2011
Thank you so very much, Joshua, for your service to our country.
May his family find comfort in the fact that he was doing what he wanted to do...and not many of us can say that. RIP.
Sherry Sarvis
May 3, 2011
My prayers go out to your family. Thank you to Joshua for his service to our country and his ultimate sacrifice.
Tina
May 3, 2011
Rest in Peace brother in arms....may God be with your family.
Joyce Smith
May 3, 2011
Dear Amanda, Max & Emily,
My heart aches for all of you. I am so very sorry you have to go through the pain of losing Josh. I know how much he meant to you. Try to concentrate on all the wonderful memories you have and know he will be watching over you from heaven. If there is anything I can do I'm just a phone call away. With my deepest sympathy.
May 3, 2011
I am saddened at the loss of yet another service troop. What a handsome and I am sure wonderful person he was. My sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Joshua.
May 3, 2011
Dear Amanda, Max & Emily,
My heart aches for all of you. I am so very sorry you have to go through the pain of losing Josh. I know how much he meant to you. Try to concentrate on all the wonderful memories you have and know he will be watching over you from heaven. If there is anything I can do I'm just a phone call away. With my deepest sympathy.
Mark Talbert
May 3, 2011
CPT McClimans, the short time that I knew you at FOB Salerno made a lasting impression. May God shower your family with love and comfort.
May 3, 2011
I served with Josh at Salerno Hospital. He was an outstanding officer and was respected by all. His passing was a devastating blow to the hospital and his loss is still being felt. We will carry him always in our hearts. We extend our sympathies to his family and children. We are all better for having known him.
LTC Jerold B. Campbell, CRNA, AN, USAR
Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan
Gary Allain
May 2, 2011
CAPT. JOSHUA M. MCCLIMANS You are my Hero may God keep you in his arms forever
Lisa Miller
May 1, 2011
I served with CPT McClimans in Iraq 2004-2005. He was a hard working and dedicated nurse. May his hard work and dedication live on in those he served with.
Lisa Miller
May 1, 2011
I served with CPT McClimans in 2004-2005 in Iraq. He was new nurse but so dedicated and so willing to learn all he could while there. He was a hard worker. The Army Nurse Corps lost a true Soldier and Nurse. May he rest in peace.
John Jones
May 1, 2011
Capt. Joshua McClimans must have been a very fine man. I only knew of him through my wife and daughter both of whom worked with him in civilian life and were shattered by his loss. His sacrifice and that of all other military personnel both humbles and up lifts those of us who shield behind such selfless service. My gratitude and sympathies go to his, and to all those families who bear the grief that allows all of us to live our lives in peace.
RIP Capt Joshua McClimans, I am privileged to have known of you.
MAJ Chris Vanfosson
April 30, 2011
I did not know CPT McClimans but felt compelled to learn more about this fellow Army Nurse. I've learned that the nursing profession, the Army Nurse Corps, and his family have lost a tremendous guy.
My thoughts and prayers are with McClimans's family, most importantly his children. Thank you for your family's ultimate sacrifice.
Goble
April 29, 2011
Capt. Josh McClimans was one of my 8 year old sons wrestling coaches for Copley. He was a natural with the kids, encouraging and motivating them. His love for his own son was very evident and watching them wrestle together was touching. It was easy to see that he was a devoted dad. We are honored to have met him. He made the ultimate sacrifice for his country and for our freedom. May God Bless his family, our hearts and prayers are with them. The Goble Family - Copley, OH
Kellie Norris
April 27, 2011
CPT Josh McClimans was not just a highly qualified health provider, he was an outstanding person. I served with him in Iraq 2004-2005 and was proud to know him on a personal level. He had high energy and compassion for all that was greatly admired. My fondest memories are of his enduring compassion that he shared with those that he delivered care to. Remembering how he stood at the bedside and prayed with others when a soldier was no longer able to be saved. I was touched by him and will remember these fond memories forever. My prayers to Josh's family and all friends. He will be missed but never forgotten.
MAJ Kellie Norris
Susan Kiss-OSullivan
April 27, 2011
CPT MCClimans was not only a great soldier but a great man! Rest in peace my friend - the world is better for having had such a wonderful person in it - if only for a short time!
Brad Bowman
April 27, 2011
I served with CPT McClimans In 2005. God Bless.
Garnet Jenkins
April 27, 2011
Please know how Deeply Sorry I am to learn of the devastating loss of Capt Joshua M. McClimans, the Price this Brave Soldier and his family have paid for this country and for freedom, Will Not Be Forgotten.
There will Never Be Enough Ways to Humbly Thank our Young Heroes for their Sacrifices, my brother among them, killed in action in Vietnam, in 1967.
May the Peace of God and your treasured memories of Joshua, remain in your heart always and may this give you comfort and strength through the difficult days ahead.
Treasure this hero Lord,
In Your garden of rest,
For while here on earth,
He was one of our best.
You are in my thoughts and my prayers.
For the Commander, Carroll R. Michaud
April 27, 2011
The Final Salute
“Brothers in Arms”, Military men and women down through the centuries, have traditionally exchanged “Hand Salutes” as a sign of recognition and as a way to render courtesy and respect one to another.
This “Hand Salute” is the last that we shall render to CPT Joshua M. McClimans our Brother-in-Arms . To his family it symbolizes the love and respect that we have for Joshua. And to Joshua it is rendered as a symbol of honor and gratitude to thank him for the ultimate sacrifice he made for his country while opposing enemy forces in Afghanistan. No greater love is shown than a man lay down his life for another. Joshua, you are a brave American Warrior, a true Patriot and a national Hero. With your passing, our Country has lost a National Treasure. We bid you a sad farewell. You will be dearly missed from among our ranks. Be at ease. Rest in Peace.
On behalf of the 1,307 military Legionnaire Veterans of Lowe-McFarlane Post 14 of the American Legion in Shreveport, Louisiana, I extend our sympathies and our condolences to Joshua’s family and loved ones.
Dennis N. Engdahl, Commander, American Legion Post 14
5315 S. Lakeshore Drive, Shreveport, LA 71109
For the Commander, Carroll R.
Heather
April 27, 2011
I served with Cpt. McClimans in Baghdad in 2005 - you are missed...
Brad Brown
April 27, 2011
Much honor needs to shown for a great country man and devoted father who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.
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