Weston Litz

Obituary

A young man with a vibrant intellect, a handsome man with a commanding and memorable speaking voice, Weston Scott Litz died on April 15, 2026, walking forward in New York City, from complications of chronic heart disease.

He was born on June 4, 1990, in Minneapolis, MN, and grew up in University Park, Texas.

He was a graduate of Vanderbilt University class of 2012, studied law in London at Pepperdine University, and was pursuing a graduate degree at Fordham University's School Of Social Service at the time of his death.

He possessed a curiosity that took him all over the world in his short life, and that also made him a wonderful listener - both of the world itself and any person sitting with him. He was a gift-giver to his forever family, his brother Hunter Litz, his parents Cynthia and Craig Litz, and Leia.

An ardent deconstructor of ideas, he spent the last part of his life sitting at his computer, which he had built from scratch, writing about societal ideas of stigma and vulnerability and how we might tear down walls. He had earned the compassionate sensibility that we are all in this together. Weston's ideas on social work will be carried humbly forward by his family in his honor.

A remembrance celebration of his life will be held in Richmond, VA on July 11, 2026.
 

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In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made to The Vera Institute for Justice, an organization important to Weston. 

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