Gail MELODY COSTA
- January 28th, 2025
Biography Joshua DéMiguel Kavota, age 33, was born on April 19, 1989, in Nuremberg, Germany, to Harold James Richard, Jr. and Gail Melody Leak-Kavota. He graduated from Grafton High School, Yorktown, VA, in 2008. Joshua was an office assis- tant at Northwood Manor in Oqdensburg, NV. Joshua en- joyed swimming, singing, golf and playing soccer. He had the best laugh and an incredible caring heart. Joshua passed
away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Joshua is survived by his parents: Gail Melody Leak-Kavota (Kevin Costa) of St. Petersburg, FL. Grandmother, Mrs. Ma- rie Bellinger Leak of Winston-Salem, NC. His siblings: Ronald Jarrett (Alva) of Washington, DC; Rondesia Jarret-Schell (Peter) of Washington, DC; Garvis-Giovanni DeVal Kavota of New York, NY; Michael De Vito Kavota of Ogdensburg, NY. Aunts, uncles, Valerie (Reginala) of Spokane, WA; Lisa (Matthew) Simmons of Advance, NC; Naja( Tommy) Walker of Salsibury, NC; Sharon Penn of Winston Salem NC; Karen (Bernard) Simmons of Virginia Beach, VA; Rosa Sutton of Lake Charlie, LA; Beverly Washington of Hampton VA and Garvis (Dierda) Leak of Dalton, Ohio. And special cousins that was dear to him, Donneitra Bryan, Shawn Leak, and
Kira Penn of Winston Salem, NC.
