Showboat Joe

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Rockin' Robin

Mr. Texas Express
Silver Member
Sad news to report on the eve of the Texas Open, "Showboat" Joe Cromleigh passed away this evening. He was a great friend and competitor at many games.

I did my first major event when Joe got sidetracked, and Texas Express was introduced to players from all over the country in 1983.

Details should be in the Austin American Statesman soon.

RIP Joe............
 
Rockin' Robin said:
Sad news to report on the eve of the Texas Open, "Showboat" Joe Cromleigh passed away this evening. He was a great friend and competitor at many games.

I did my first major event when Joe got sidetracked, and Texas Express was introduced to players from all over the country in 1983.

Details should be in the Austin American Statesman soon.

RIP Joe............
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Thank you Robin for posting this on here.

Jason Cromleigh
"Showboats Son"
 
Just a bump to put this Texas legend back on the front page. A lot of the players at the Texas State Open might not have heard yet, and are travelling home.
 
RIP. My good friend. Heard of this while at the open. Never walked into a state open without thinking about you.

Robert Wheat
 
jcromleigh said:
Thanks everybody for replying, his obituary is in the Austin American Statesman today.
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You bet. I hope you don't object to me posting it here in the thread for others to see who may not be able to find it:

Joel Allen "Showboat Joe" CROMLEIGH

1933 - 2015

CROMLEIGH, Joel Allen
"Showboat Joe"
Joel Allen "Showboat", 82, of Austin, Texas, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2015. Showboat was born on May 3, 1933 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania to George H. and Janet C. Cromleigh. He served in the Army from 1953 to 1955 and attended the University of Texas at Austin from 1959 to 1961. Also during the 1960s and into the 1970s he managed the Varsity Theater on Guadalupe across from the campus of his dearly beloved Longhorns. A veteran professional pool player, Showboat toured the pro billiards circuit from Vegas to Atlantic City back in the 1970s with legends such as Minnesota Fats, Willie Mosconi and U.J. Puckett. Remembered for his compassionate nature, Showboat was always there for any friend in need even if it was just to crack a joke to see you smile.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Georgene Elizabeth James of Oak Creek, WI and son Timothy Allen Cromleigh of Mineral Wells, TX. He is survived by daughter Cheryl Ann Cromleigh of Bowie, TX, son Jason Cromleigh and wife, Erin and granddaughter, Kaelyn of Dripping Springs, TX.

Memorial services to be held at a later date in Austin, Texas.

The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff at Park Bend Health Center in Austin for their utmost kindness and care of Showboat over the past several years and in his final days.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/st...el-allen-cromleigh-showboat-joe&pid=175801513
 
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