Ayrton James "A.J." Platt, 14, of Whitehall, WI, formerly of Blairsville, PA, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015 as a result of an A.T.V. accident near his home. The son of James Platt II and Jocelyn (Cucciardo) Platt, he was born June 30, 2000 in Pittsburgh, PA. He was baptized at the Word of Grace Fellowship, Indiana, PA and had attended grade school in Blairsville. He was currently living with his grandparents in Whitehall, WI, where he was home schooled. A.J. was a young man with a personality larger than life. He lived life by following his nose, full of adventure and curiosity, fearless and void of worries. He was a trusting soul who loved all people and never missed an opportunity to introduce himself and strike up a conversation with a stranger. He had a tremendous love for the outdoors and had been active with the cub scouts and currently loved his dirt bikes and riding his A.T.V.s. He had also enjoyed his involvement and the friendships he had made through the youth group of the Assembly of God Church in Augusta, WI, under the spiritual leadership of Wendy Hoekstra. A.J. will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by his parents, James II and Jocelyn of Blairsville; sister, Lexi Jaymes Platt and brother, Carson "C.J." Elliott, both of Blairsville; grandparents, Robert and Joyce Cucciardo of Whitehall, WI and Sandra Cochran of Turtle Creek; great grandmother, Lucreia Cucciardo of Fort Myers, FL; great grandfather, Paul Cucciardo of Lexington, NC; aunts, uncles, other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, James Platt Sr., and Ralph and Norma Beard. Friends will be received from 3 to 8 P.M. Monday at the Assembly of God Church in Wisconsin and one hour prior to services Tuesday at the church were services will be held at 11:00 A.M. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Thursday at the Shoemaker Funeral Home, Inc., 49 N. Walnut St., Blairsville, PA. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday at the funeral home with Pastor Chad Fritz officiating. Interment will be in the Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville, PA.
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