JOE L. VINCENT

Our family was blessed by their hospitality- seems to run in the Heany family blood-- during the birthday party which we flew down for. I was especially thankful and blessed by the in person tour of the cotton baling plant. I'm an agricultural guy and had never before see or felt cotton before. What an experience! We still have our "sample cotton bale" in our house.
Jean is always telling us stories about her california side of the family and Uncle Joe. Our visits to our Dos Palos...

Aunt Emily, Larry, Pat, Darrell, and Valerie: You all have been on my mind and in my heart since I heard the news of Uncle Joe. I so wish I could be there with all of you during this time. Uncle Joe was one of my most favorite people in the whole world and I so enjoyed spending time with him - the tour he took all of us on when we were there last time lives forever in my memories and I'm thankful I have lots of great memories and pictures of that time to cherish. We lost an awesome man,...

Joe Vincent meant so much to so many and I thank God for having been blessed enough to have known him, and doubly blessed to have been related to him. I mourn his passing and will miss his presence during any trip to Dos Palos, but I take comfort in knowing that one day I'll see him - and all our friends and family who've fallen asleep in death - "on the other side". My thoughts and prayers are with the entire Vincent "clan" and an extra heartfelt condolence to Aunt Emily. Miss and love you...

The family of Joe have lost a bright light here on earth,but have gained a shining star in the heavens. It was my pleasure to have known and had him as a friend in days gone by. Cecil

Dear Emily & family
I will be thinking and praying for Joe
and the family-He was such a great guy-I loved talking with you and him at the Senior Citizen dinners
Keep the faith and God Bless Emily
I told Willie but I am not sure if he unterstood
My prayers are with you Emily
Love
Betty Bettencourt
Los Banos

Dear Emily and family, I was saddened to hear of your loss. Whenever I think of my childhood in Dos Palos, I think of Joe and it always makes me smile. He always had a smile and kind, encouraging word for all of us children (not to mention those dollar bills)! My parents (Cecil and Leetha) always though highly of Joe and considered him a genuine friend. I'd like to think that the stars will shine just a bit brighter now that Joe is up there. I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers.

"Uncle Joe" will be missed with all of my heart. I still remember how he bribed me (Robert), and my brothers and sisters with a fresh 5 dollar bill. This was to ensure that we always remembered who he was, and we did. I remember coming down for the reunion and getting pictures taken with all the Vincent’s (Visente) just a couple years ago. Uncle Joe was just as cheerful and lively as he was when I was a child. Uncle Joe took me and my family (Heany) on a tour of the cotton farms and the...

What a sweet, sweet man! Even inbetween having children or grandchildren playing Little League...you would find him at the games. When my sons were playing, he would watch the kids playing around the outside and in the bleachers and he would hand them a dollar bill and tell them to go to the snack bar! The soft smile on his face showed the joy he gathered from seeing them skip off to the snack bar. Many of those kids, mine included, probably wouldn't have gotten a trip to the snack bar...

Dear Emily, Larry, Pat, Darrell & Valerie;
With deepest sorrow we say good by to the man who always had a smile on his face. Joe was a big help when we lost are grandfather (Gene Schuyler) in 1971. He would come by to check on use KIDS and give us advice. I loved seeing you and him at all the D.P & L.B. football games even if I had to hear how bad L.B. would lose. Sandy was so sad to hear about Joe being sick and prayed for him.
My deepest
Barbara Merck Cardenas