Peter Gunn
Master Sergeant
With a heavy heart and tears in my eye:
Joe did not suffer fools easily, we had that in common, but he was also fair about it. He'd give anyone the chance to redeem themselves once they had made a ridiculous or spurious post. Tough but fair and always there to lend a hand to the newbies on the forum and point people in the right direction.
More than once I was the recipient of his kindness and you could tell he was a good man and a good father. His sense of humor was subtle but he could crack the wise with the best of us and hold his own with the us forum comedians,
I really must say this has taken the wind out of the old sails this morning and
Joe will be missed here for a very long time, we are all diminished by his passing and it's never easy when good people leave us, but we should also rejoice in the time we got to spend with him. I know all that sounds like some second rate novelist hack writing but words are starting to fail me all of a sudden as this sinks in.
He was a special person and was integral to this forum, it just won't be the same here without him and I am proud to call him my friend. My condolences and prayers for his family.
Godspeed Joe, get us a good table at the bar and keep our seats warm, until then, Farewell my friend.
Joe did not suffer fools easily, we had that in common, but he was also fair about it. He'd give anyone the chance to redeem themselves once they had made a ridiculous or spurious post. Tough but fair and always there to lend a hand to the newbies on the forum and point people in the right direction.
More than once I was the recipient of his kindness and you could tell he was a good man and a good father. His sense of humor was subtle but he could crack the wise with the best of us and hold his own with the us forum comedians,
I really must say this has taken the wind out of the old sails this morning and
Joe will be missed here for a very long time, we are all diminished by his passing and it's never easy when good people leave us, but we should also rejoice in the time we got to spend with him. I know all that sounds like some second rate novelist hack writing but words are starting to fail me all of a sudden as this sinks in.
He was a special person and was integral to this forum, it just won't be the same here without him and I am proud to call him my friend. My condolences and prayers for his family.
Godspeed Joe, get us a good table at the bar and keep our seats warm, until then, Farewell my friend.