Newburyport, Massachusetts
Jun 8, 1942 – May 12, 2021 (Age 78)
Joseph was born on June 8, 1942 and passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Joseph was a resident of Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Ditto what brother Frank posted. You could spend a lifetime and would not find a more generous, genuine, joyful and warm hearted soul than Joseph. Always looked forward to seeing Joe.
Tom Ambrey
May 31, 2024 | Seattle, WA
Was chef at the Riversmere in the early 80's. Chef Joe was hard, fair and a great teacher. I owe my love of my craft to his persistence for excellence. Chef has left the line! Thank you Chef for what you taught and what you gave.
Charles Kimball
April 19, 2024
My twin brother and I first met Joseph in 1970 in Georgetown Ma. Fresh out of college he hired us to build out his first restaurant, Poor Richards. When that was completed we restored 2 old classic wooden sailboat for Joe and became life long friends as we learned to sail with Joe and his mentor William Scotsman. Joe like us had a zest for life that we recognized in each other and even though Tom and I relocated to the Pacific Northwest we would renew our friendship whenever we had the...
Frank Ambrey
November 13, 2023 | Friend
Joseph made love with boundless exuberance with life and everyone in it. I met him responding to a classified advertisement for a sail boat. It was to be my first sail boat and when I agreed to his price he charismatically added $500 to the price and said "I am going to teach you how to sail!" He did teach me how to sail, and how to be a better businessman and how to dig deeper into myself as an artist and a few things about excess too. What a beautiful human. Condolences to Claudia...
Richard Morgan
June 07, 2023 | Friend
I worked for Joe at Riversmere in Portsmouth summer of 81 bussing tables. Moved up to waiter for next few summers at Rye on the Rocks. Great gig while in college in RI. Plus did a stint bartending and waiting at Winter Street later on. His joints always full ,tips plentiful, Cool music,great food and restaurant mojo. Sunday jazz brunch a happening for years on beach in Rye Annie Bostille at the piano. Joseph at the center of it with a story or two or three ..lol. He was the owner but also...
Chris Whaley
January 02, 2023 | Work
Wow I just saw this.. he was my Culinary Arts instructor at Whittier Vo Tech in the 70's . Did alot of catering with him.. he is dearly missed.
Lynne Gonsalves
December 07, 2021 | MA | Teacher
Loving Life
Thank you all for celebrating his life. Joseph was right there with us.
Claudia Hull
June 19, 2021
Joe was certainly an Iconic Newburyport Tresure...Deepest Condolences Claudia from the DeSimone's
Mary DeSimone
May 31, 2021 | Friend
Joe was certainly an Iconic Newburyport Tresure...Deepest Condolences Claudia from the DeSimone's
May 31, 2021