Josh Engle Memorial Fund
Donation protected
What was supposed to be a fun day of football with friends at the Vikings/Packers game Sunday 11/21, ended up with Josh in the hospital with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). He had a tragic fall down the steep stadium steps about 20-30ft and crashed head first into the barrier glass on the bottom platform. He was rushed to HCMC where he was in the surgical ICU unit for 3 weeks. After a MRI scan it was determined that his injury was much more extensive than previously thought. There was little to no hope that Josh would regain enough brain function to give him even a semblance of his old life. On December 14th we said our final goodbyes to Josh as family and friends gathered in his SICU unit for one last time.
It’s not often that we are blessed with a person as kind, compassionate, and generous as Josh. He was a kind and loving husband, father, son, brother, and a great and loyal friend to so many people. He touched so many of our lives. Josh had chosen to be an organ donor and will be able to help other families that are going through equally devastating situations. We were surprised to find out that the act of saving lives through organ donation is an incredible and rare gift. Josh was only the 36th donor for the year at HCMC which is the largest hospital by population in Minnesota. The second largest had 26 donors for the year to date. The hospital already had recipients pre-screened to be a candidate for his donation. We are so proud that Josh chose to be an organ donor.
Josh leaves behind his loving wife Amber and their 4 children: Emily (15), Mackenzie (14), Brayden (9) and Layla (7).
Although it is impossible to place a monetary value on the loss of a loving father and husband, we are starting this fund to try to lesson the financial burden of medical expenses, cremation, and related expenses. Thank you so much for keeping the family in your thoughts and prayers.
His journey is documented on caringbridge at the link below.
https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/joshengle
It’s not often that we are blessed with a person as kind, compassionate, and generous as Josh. He was a kind and loving husband, father, son, brother, and a great and loyal friend to so many people. He touched so many of our lives. Josh had chosen to be an organ donor and will be able to help other families that are going through equally devastating situations. We were surprised to find out that the act of saving lives through organ donation is an incredible and rare gift. Josh was only the 36th donor for the year at HCMC which is the largest hospital by population in Minnesota. The second largest had 26 donors for the year to date. The hospital already had recipients pre-screened to be a candidate for his donation. We are so proud that Josh chose to be an organ donor.
Josh leaves behind his loving wife Amber and their 4 children: Emily (15), Mackenzie (14), Brayden (9) and Layla (7).
Although it is impossible to place a monetary value on the loss of a loving father and husband, we are starting this fund to try to lesson the financial burden of medical expenses, cremation, and related expenses. Thank you so much for keeping the family in your thoughts and prayers.
His journey is documented on caringbridge at the link below.
https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/joshengle
Organizer and beneficiary
Nicole Erickson
Organizer
Maple Lake, MN
Amber Engle
Beneficiary