Joe-Apodaca-Obituary

Joe Reyes Apodaca

Portland, Oregon

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DIED
April 25, 2024
LOCATION
Portland, Oregon

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Joe was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. Since childhood he loved the arts and crafts and always had projects going. After high school he took classes in jewelry making and began to sell his work. With the encouragement of mentors, he was accepted to Rochester Institute of Technology, School...

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I remember Joe and Linda as very talented jeweler/metalsmiths. at RIT SAC at the end of the 1960s and occasionally I have heard of their successes and have seen photographs of their beautiful work. Because age makes you think about the past, I just decided to look up names of friends learned about Joe, I am sorry to hear the news and just wanted to say hello to you, Linda. I am still making jewelry and have has a rather scattered life making jewelry, cutting stones and living a lot of...

I remember when I attended School for American Craftsman at R.I.T. both Linda and Joe were in my Silversmithing classes. I remember when they fell in love and married each other....very dear friends. My sincere condolences to Joe's family!

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

I´m very sorry to hear this. We saw my wedding ring at a crafts fair in Washington and ordered one. This was 28 years ago. We couldn´t afford to buy a matching one for my husband and always planned to do that in the future. My condolences to Linda and the family

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Linda, Janeen and William, George and I are so sorry to hear about Joe's passing. He had a sparkle that very few people possess. We are so fortunate to have gotten to know Joe. Our prayers are with each of you.