What do you say about someone who touched the hearts of everyone they met?
What do you say about someone who loved life, his family (especially his daughter Callie, Granddaughter Hailey aka Queenie) and his friends.. He gave so much in so many ways and didn't ask for anything in return.
Joe and I would talk on the phone every few weeks. After half an hour of hearing what Queenie had done lately, we could get down to upcoming business. He just adored her. His last Christmas card was all about "The Queen". He just loved being her Grandfather.
His other great passions: his Harley, riding, he just loved it. Pool, the racing circuit and golf, he lived life to it?s fullest, he played hard, he loved and was loved.
I can't believe I am never going to hear from him again. I was "Line One" to him. This name began several years ago when I would call him, my phone number would never register on his phone. It would only say "Line One" instead of my name or number. It was the strangest thing, but he always knew who was calling. So, from then on, I was Line One.
So many times in the past day I just wanted to pick up the phone and say:
"Aye Joeey! Line one here! What ya go and do that for? This wasn't supposed to happen this way. We all had plans, you were supposed to bring the desert, what happened? How do we bring the New Year in without you? We weren't done playing!
I just wanted to let you know, that we really will miss having such a good friend as you. You are irreplaceable; no one can fill your shoes. I pray that god has a plan for you, because you left here way to soon to finish your plans in life. Geez guy, we all are going to miss you so very much."
Bob, Joe, and me spend New Years Eve together. It was an annual thing since he moved to North Carolina. His wife Norma, (who I adore) had taken a breather from each other in the past year, so Bob and I kept him busy on New Years. I had always hoped that she would have been coming this year too. My heart aches for the pain she is in now, I think about her, and pray god gives her strength that closure comes, so she can heal as well.
God works in mysterious ways, I don't understand this one, but it is what it is. We have all lost a dear friend; I guess it was just his time.
It takes times such as this to think about your loved ones, and how quickly life is here and then its gone. Be good to yourself and the ones you love. Take that special time to tell them how much they mean to you, because you never know when it will be the last.
Lastly, please remember Joe in your prayers.
Eydie
This picture was teken in Florida during a Seminole tournament we ran together. Joe and his wife Norma are on the left end and Bob and I are on the right end.
What do you say about someone who loved life, his family (especially his daughter Callie, Granddaughter Hailey aka Queenie) and his friends.. He gave so much in so many ways and didn't ask for anything in return.
Joe and I would talk on the phone every few weeks. After half an hour of hearing what Queenie had done lately, we could get down to upcoming business. He just adored her. His last Christmas card was all about "The Queen". He just loved being her Grandfather.
His other great passions: his Harley, riding, he just loved it. Pool, the racing circuit and golf, he lived life to it?s fullest, he played hard, he loved and was loved.
I can't believe I am never going to hear from him again. I was "Line One" to him. This name began several years ago when I would call him, my phone number would never register on his phone. It would only say "Line One" instead of my name or number. It was the strangest thing, but he always knew who was calling. So, from then on, I was Line One.
So many times in the past day I just wanted to pick up the phone and say:
"Aye Joeey! Line one here! What ya go and do that for? This wasn't supposed to happen this way. We all had plans, you were supposed to bring the desert, what happened? How do we bring the New Year in without you? We weren't done playing!
I just wanted to let you know, that we really will miss having such a good friend as you. You are irreplaceable; no one can fill your shoes. I pray that god has a plan for you, because you left here way to soon to finish your plans in life. Geez guy, we all are going to miss you so very much."
Bob, Joe, and me spend New Years Eve together. It was an annual thing since he moved to North Carolina. His wife Norma, (who I adore) had taken a breather from each other in the past year, so Bob and I kept him busy on New Years. I had always hoped that she would have been coming this year too. My heart aches for the pain she is in now, I think about her, and pray god gives her strength that closure comes, so she can heal as well.
God works in mysterious ways, I don't understand this one, but it is what it is. We have all lost a dear friend; I guess it was just his time.
It takes times such as this to think about your loved ones, and how quickly life is here and then its gone. Be good to yourself and the ones you love. Take that special time to tell them how much they mean to you, because you never know when it will be the last.
Lastly, please remember Joe in your prayers.
Eydie
This picture was teken in Florida during a Seminole tournament we ran together. Joe and his wife Norma are on the left end and Bob and I are on the right end.
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