CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Joshua Scott Waldron, “Josh,” 16, of Raymond and Carrabassett Valley, a junior at Carrabassett Valley Academy, died Saturday, Jan. 15, at Sugarloaf as the result of injuries sustained in a skiing accident. He had been a CVA Freerider for the past three years.

He was born April 10, 1994, in Indianapolis, Ind., the son of Scott and Laura (Poi) Waldron.

Josh was a student athlete who excelled in a variety of sporting activities. In the words of the Academy’s Free Style Program Manager, Nathan McKenzie, “Josh was a great young man, teammate and friend. He was more than well-liked by his community and team at CVA. Josh had many talents, including mountain biking, where he was a team leader this season. His talents were evident in skiing, trampoline and academics. He was often the kid everyone asked for help while studying on the road trips. He was calm tempered and always supportive to his teammates. He was one of our top-ranked athletes on the Freestyle Team. Josh truly loved his surroundings and the opportunities his parents worked so hard to give to him. We loved skiing with Josh. We loved being with Josh. We love Josh.”

One of his best friends at CVA, Mark Spinney, shared that “Josh was the best friend you could ever ask for!…The things that he loved to do will be embraced by the people who love him.”

Josh, a member of the Sugarloaf Ski Club and the Mountain Biking Club also loved wake boarding and skate boarding. He was passionate about the outdoors and was beginning to develop an interest in fishing and target practicing.

Josh’s immediate family describes him as sweet, kind, quiet mannered, intelligent, compassionate, thoughtful, creative, funny and blessed with a great sense of humor.

He is loved by his father, Scott Waldron and his companion, Elizabeth Rand, of Carrabassett Valley; his mother, Laura (Poi) Marass and her husband, Nelson Marass, of Raymond; his sister, Ashley Waldron of Raymond; paternal grandparents, Jerry and Sandi Waldron of Bedford, Ind.; maternal grandparents, Bert and Louann Poi of Tuczon, Ariz.; stepgrandmother, Kathleen Marass of Rumson, N.J.; paternal paternal great-grandparents, Fred and Angie Waldron of Bedford, Ind.; paternal maternal great-grandmother, Jeanne Edwards of Bedford, Ind.; uncles, Bret Poi and his wife, Sherri, Of Bristol, Conn., Brian Poi of Chester, Pa., Bruce Poi of Portland and Chris Waldron and his wife, Laura, of Muncie, Ind.; aunt, Kellie Waldron of Bloomington, Ind.; several cousins; and best buddies, Mark, Jeremie and James of CVA.

Condolences may be shared with each other at www.wilesrc.com. A video tribute can be seen on the funeral home’s website beginning Thursday.