JOE AND I MET IN 1981 IN ATL AND IT WAS INSTANT LOVE. I WAS MOST IMPRESSED BY HIS WIT, LAUGHTER, AND THAT HUGE SMILE. JOE HAD AN AMAZING GIFT OF KINDNESS AND HE TAUGHT ME TO DO WHAT YOU'RE GOOD AT AND FOR US IT WAS MUSIC. I FELT HIS LOVE FOR GOD. THIS PART OF HIS LIFE THAT HE SHARED WITH ME IS CHERISHED AND HE WILL NEVER, EVER BE FORGOTTEN. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH HIS FAMILY, HIS LOVED ONES, AND FRIENDS ON TODAY.
MAY YOU REST IN PEACE, JOE!