Anonymous
My prayers go out to Joe’s family.
Louis, itÂ’s been so long since we last talked. I think it was at BillÂ’s wedding reception many years ago. It was such a shock to hear about Joe. I was surfing in El Salvador and received an e-mail from Bethany who happened upon a high school alumni site that had my e-mail address. I was thankful to be informed but at the same time very troubled by his passing. I felt like I knew Joe like a brother and it saddens me to think of him passing so early in life.
I’ve been living in southern California since graduating from Cal State, Fullerton and only saw Joe once while in college – I think that was back in 1998. He had a layover at LAX from a trip to Mazatlan with Kim and stayed one night with me. I remember taking him to one of my science classes and he was answering questions just like he was in the class. He was such a bright person. He and I used to have chemistry sets growing up and he always thought he could whip something up that would give him super powers. That sort of sums up the Joe I remember, he always believed anything was possible.
Some of my fondest memories growing up involve Joe. He was my best friend for well over a decade. Actually, I like to believe we were always best buds, we just drifted apart. I was cleaning out the garage this past weekend and found an old photo album from my childhood and there were many pictures of Joe and me (Seaside, the fair, Mt. Rainier, taking the bus around Tacoma, etc.). It brought back good memories reliving those days in my mind for a few minutes.
I havenÂ’t had the privilege to know any of JoeÂ’s children. I did meet Samantha and Joey when they were just babies.
May Joe rest in peace.
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