Joseph Henry "Joe" Wally III

Joe was quite the intellectual: he spoke German quite well and some Russian, too. I remember going into his office to ask him a commercial question about a big European deal. He gave me that look, and replied, "What is your recommendation?" With that, I knew he expected me to give him the answer and not vice versa. He was a good man and quite the entertainer. But he expected you to have your ducks in a row!

Joe Wally was my boss at Opti-Copy. He hired me, somewhat of a neophyte with the sophisticated technology, and let me have at it, so to speak - we literally filled the Earth with that marvelous boon to the printing industry. Joe was kindhearted, intellectual, fun loving but never condescending. He gave me many a business pointer that I remember to this day. Joe didn't let on, but he spoke languages rather well, including German and Russian, and we had many an interesting tete-a-tete. I was...

I knew Joe in high school. He was a good guy with a well tuned sense of humor.

Joe was two classes ahead of me at Stanford. On a Geology 1 (we both needed to fulfill a General Studies requirement) field trip, he happened to be sitting on the seat in front of me. He mimicked an excerpt from a Jonathan Winters skit; I volunteered the next line in the skit. We ended up sitting together and, for the rest of our common time in college, had many laughs whenever we got together. A smart, talented, congenial man who will be deservedly missed.

Joe was my great friend, and we both tried our best to keep the other one laughing. Great memories. My best wishes to Gail and to Jody.

So sorry to hear of Joe´s passing. My ex- husband, Allen, and I knew Joe and Liz while in Boston. We lived in the same complex - Fairfield Gardens - in Watertown when both husbands attended Harvard Business School! They were great friends! Please extend my sympathy to all the family.