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Joseph William Dean

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Joseph William Dean obituary, 1951-2017, 66, Island Heights

BORN

1951

DIED

2017

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Toms River, New Jersey

Joseph Dean Obituary

Joseph William Dean

AGE: 66 • Island Heights

Joseph William Dean, 66, of Island Heights, passed away on July 28, 2017. He was born at Paul Kimball Hospital and grew up in Island Heights. Joseph graduated Toms River H.S., received his BS in Biology at Bethany College in West Virginia, and his Master's in Physiology at Georgia Tech. He was first employed at ICI, Wilmington, DE, then moved on to Exxon Labs in North Jersey. At Exxon he was recognized for his outstanding work in Alaska on the Valdez Oil Spill.

In his younger years Joseph raced sailboats on the Barnegat Bay. Because of his love of sailing and of the Chesapeake Bay, Joseph moved to Kent Island, MD. There he started his own highly successful Data Base Design business which he ran for over 20 years. Joseph sailed the east coast from Maine to Florida and to the Bahamas and was a winter resident of Stuart, FL. He was a member of both the Island Heights and Kent Island Yacht Clubs.

Joseph was predeceased by his father Joseph E. Dean and is survived by his mother Myrtle P. Dean of Island Heights.

A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Thursday, August 3rd at 5PM at the Island Heights Yacht Club. Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home in Toms River is in charge of arrangements.

Published by Asbury Park Press on Aug. 1, 2017.
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I will remember all our very interesting conversations. Hope there is a good strong wind in your sail to bring you to a better place. Rest in Peace Joe.

Al Dean

August 10, 2017

May pleasant memories along with friends and family be a source of comfort and strength now and in the days ahead.

Persevere in prayer ~ 1 Thess 5:17

In Loving Memory,
~ INDIANAPOLIS

August 1, 2017

This is really difficult. What began as colleagues in 2010 turned into a very dear friendship. I will so miss our conversations, debates, and your sage advice.

His passing will not only leave a void in my life, but in the hearts of everyone who knew him. He and his work have affected so many and he can't be replaced. Joe's memory will always remain deep within my heart.

I will try to help Mama however I can. I'll miss you my friend.

Lynn

Lynn Thomas

August 1, 2017

I just heard about JWDs passing. He was my first boss when I moved to the field of IT and influenced how I looked at real work life. (Long live OpenVMS Joe! and thanks for "yelling" at me until I signed up for the thrift fund!) What a great sense of humor (laugh until you cry). Smooth sailing Joe... on "the other side".

Ruth Braun

August 1, 2017

Dear Joe, My wife and I got the sad news today we are at a loss. Even though we never got to meet in person we will miss talking with you and your sense of humor very much. You did a fantastic job for my company database. I can't thank you enough. You will be missed very much. I'm sure your in heaven now.
Sincerely,

Lance L

July 31, 2017

I have known of Joe for many years. I am a business associate and have always appreciated his web site. Always remember how funny Joe was when we talked and discussed life, clients, things in general. We shared the same opinions on many things and found a lot of humor in speaking our mind frankly with no BS. I miss Joe and want to honor his legacy by keeping his website active. I have added an 'im memorium' on the site.

Jay McCormick

July 31, 2017

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