Joseph Edward Powers

Thinking about Joe brought back many happy memories of raising our families on Home Avenue. Our condolences to the family.

My Uncle Joe was a compassionate, caring man with a wonderful sense of humour. He was a great listener and remembered everything.

On his frequent phone calls, he always asked about my husband and my boys. We all enjoyed his visits.

My boys remember his floppy hats, his smile and how much he liked to eat. He was a pleasure to cook for.

I will miss his visits and phone calls, where he always identified himself. First saying he was Joe Powers, then...

One of the most interesting and caring people I,ve ever met. How we will miss his passion for life and his sense of justice. A wonderful life. . .

Madison & Home, the spot where Joe died, is the place he picked 20 years ago as the weekly meeting spot for runs with friends. Those Saturday runs are still part of the Oak Park Runners Club routine--a legacy of Joe Powers. I'll think of him every time I do one of those Saturday runs. And I hear that someone has painted an inscription to Joe on the street at that spot.

Joe, we miss you.

Family's Eulogy for Joe Powers, Senior

Thank you all so much for coming. Tonight we celebrate the life of a warm,
compassionate, loving, and deeply principled man. Joe Powers was the guy with
the greatest laugh - and a smile that would melt your heart. He had the good
sense, and enough of a sense of humor, to know that no one owns the whole
truth - not even himself. Even though as we grew up, we occasionally felt that he
did. Our dad was as...

I remember my Uncle Joe as a thoughtful,independent,caring and passionate man. He had a wonderful sense of humor and was very much his own man. I did not get to see him much as the years passed but kept up with his life adventures thru my mom, his sister. I was touched that he made a trip out to CA to attend my wedding reception and the weddings of my siblings. I remember a driving trip I made with him, Louise and Aunt Louise from Akron,OH to Oak Park . It was a wonderful chance for me to get...

Goodbye Joe! I know you are taking that long celestial run, now in the marathon that will never end. You will always be my guru. I ran my first ever twenty mile run with you in 1991, along the Desplaines River trail-- one of your favorite places, where the Pottawaname Indians had roamed. The first time I ran over ten miles was with you at Morton Arb. I never knew I could become a marathon runner. You knew that I could. I heard of your death on Saturday. Sunday when I was in Vancouver, BC I...

Goodbye to a fellow runner.