January the 5th 2021 The Day Our Lives Changed Forever

"We were just an ordinary family — until one afternoon changed everything forever." On the 5th of January 2021, Tim and Julie Edwards' 16-year-old son, Joshua John Edwards, was shot and killed while visiting a new friend's home. What began as an ordinary summer afternoon became every parent's worst nightmare and the start of a relentless fight for truth and justice. In If Just One Life Is Saved: The Story of Josh Edwards, Tim Edwards shares his family's deeply personal journey through unimaginable loss, systemic failure, and the search for accountability. This is not just a story about tragedy — it is a story about awareness, prevention, and change. Told with honesty and courage, Tim reveals how: A preventable death exposed dangerous gaps in school safety, firearm awareness, and justice systems. Private schools chose reputation over responsibility, ignoring repeated warnings about violent behaviour. Law enforcement failed to act on critical evidence, leaving a family to fight for the justice their son deserved. But amid heartbreak comes purpose. Through grief, the Edwards family transformed their pain into advocacy — building awareness campaigns to educate parents, teachers, and students on how to recognize risk, ask the right questions, and protect young lives. This book is a powerful call to action for: Parents to never assume safety, and to ask hard questions before it's too late. Teachers and school leaders to recognize red flags and prioritize student safety over reputation. Students to understand that courage sometimes means speaking up, even when it's hard. With reflection questions, real-life lessons, and words of hope woven throughout, this book is more than a memorial it's a movement to save lives. "If even one child's life is saved because of Josh's story, then his light continues to shine." Tim Edwards