Henry Joseph Druther

A fine man with a heart of gold, you were taken away from us way too soon. My thoughts and prayers are with your family. Rest in Peace. With Love,
Adriana

So sorry to hear about Joe, he was a really nice man! Our prayers are with your family during this difficult time. Love, Rita and Steve Pomatto.

Christine, Deborah and Danielle,
I want to extend my most sincere condolences to you during this most difficult time in your lives. I felt honored to be able to share a short amount of time with Joe and Christine a few years back at the ASCO meetings in Chicago. You have all been such an inspiration and life line to so many for so many years. I honestly don't know what so many of us would have done with you both. May Joe rest in peace and live on in the hearts and minds of so many. He truly was an amazing man. How often do you find someone who is willing to devote themselves to such an important cause. With gratitude and thanks,
Rina Schneiderman

Thank you for all the help you so kindly gave us all. This site has been the source of so much inspiration and information that has made a difference to me and many others I am sure. God Bless

This news comes to me as a shock, and saddens me to learn of Joe's passing. The Her2Support site on the net, Joe's brainchild, was my personal Godsend. I am as alive and well as I am as a result of that site. My prayers for his family are added to the many others already being offered. Thank you, and God Bless!

This news comes to me as a shock, and saddens me to learn of Joe's passing. The Her2Support site on the net, Joe's brainchild, was my personal Godsend. I am as alive and well as I am as a result of that site. My prayers for his family are added to the many others already being offered. Thank you, and God Bless!

Forever in my heart!

Always,

Adriana Mangus

Christine, Danielle, Deborah, and forever, Joe too,

The table of good heart that you provide for so many to sit at is one I treasure. Thanks for all that you do, and for being so supportive and tolerant, even in your own darkest days.

Always,

An eternal flame for you Joe - my dear friend - gone too soon -

My heart is so heavy upon learning this dear, compassionate and long-time friend of mine from the days of the '60's - Hawthorne, NJ has passed - my deepest condolences to you, blessed Christine and your beautiful daughters - He loved you all so much - what a caring, giving guy - rest in peace my dear, dear, friend Marlene A

Joe was an inspiration to all of us long time members of the Her 2support group. This site has been a tremendous support to all it's members. My heart aches for his family. Joe has earned his wings and is in a better place now.
Love
Anne

My heart goes out to Christine and family on Joe's passing--I'm so glad I had the privilege of meeting Joe in person years ago at a CURE conference in San Diego --so I could thank him for his dedication to the wonderful her2 website. This website was such a lifeline to me during my cancer battle, I will be forever grateful. Rest in peace, dear Joe and thanks for everything

Joe will be sorely missed by His Her2 Support family. What a wonderful guy! Suzan W.

Joe and Christine have made a contribution to the world that cannot be measured. The Her2 site gave me hope and connection and information that could not be found anywhere else. Thank you, I will never forget Joe.

I discovered Her2Support.org in October,2005, 7 months after being diagnosed with breast cancer. The forum has been a source of experience, strength, and hope for me and I know for many others. Thank you for sharing Joe with us. We will truly miss him and his wisdom.

My life is different/better because of Joe and Christine. The HER2 support website was and is a gift in many ways. Thanks to Joe for supporting it and keeping it going. Thanks Christine for being an inspiration!

Joe's warmth and kindness were so evident in all he and Christine did for the Her2 community. So many of our lives were touched and enriched by Joe. My sympathy to his family.

Christine, Danielle, And Deborah, When I was diagnosed at 37 with stage 4 breast cancer and I found this site, Joe actually personally emailed me back with their home phone number if I needed to ask any questions. The members, messages and information brought me so much HOPE. I try to pass this hope to others as I was gifted from their lessons and hope, and 5 years later I am still fighting, but doing it in style as I have learned from others. I as well did not know he was ill. I believe that without this web site of unequelled passion, hope, information, and "Junk yard DOG" persistence of advocacy, I would not be here today, or as hopefull as I am. Chritine there is no more pain as he sits with GOD and watches over you and waits to see you again. May God give you peace and comfort. Darita Pfeister

May Joe rest in peace while his legacy lives on and continues to help people around the world. He will be deeply missed.

In memory of Joe,
Joe and Christine have touched so many lives and I just want to share my story. When in 2008 I found myself fighting the battle of my life with her2+ breast cancer, I turned to Joe and Christine’s support site. It was a God send and I met so many wonderful people and it really helped me through one of the worst times of my life.

Thank you Joe and may you rest in heavenly peace with our Lord.

It is impossible to put into words what Joe and Christine have meant to me the past 2 years. My heart is broken for those left behind, but Heaven is rejoying to have such a lovely man!

Our angel on earth has become our heavenly angel. I know I feel a bit lost and drifting, Joe was a giant among men. He was a force of nature, the commanding General in the HER2 Army. His knowledge, clout, and determination to fight for a cure for his beloved Christine and all of us attached to their support site was profound. He positively affected thousands of lives, saving many, extending many, and comforting many.

Joe, I am proud to have known you and to be a part of your team. I have learned so much from your wisdom and perseverance.

We have been so blessed by your time on this earth. It will never be the same without you, but we will strive to carry on your legacy and make you proud. We will represent you well at SABCS, and you will be deeply missed.

I know you are in the ear of the man upstairs at this very moment... advocating and pushing for answers and a cure. For that, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

We will do our best to take care of your precious girls, Christine, Danielle and Deborah.

Joe was a wonderful man who touched more lives and saved more lives than any of us will ever know.

I sincerely hope his dedication and legacy will live on through all of us with his selfless and enduring crusade to eradicate breast cancer all over the world

Joe was dedicated to the Her2 Support Group and the people the site served. We were an extension of his wonderful family.

I will forever miss Joe

Dear Joe and Christine,
Few people get the opportunity to touch so many lives so deeply, as you both have.
Thank you for your tireless advocacy for all of us, as well as for inviting us into your "home" a well as your hearts.

I write this through tears, feeling as though we are all orphans now. But you should also know I cannot think of you without smiling - thinking of the two of you in your playful moments and Joe with that twinkle in his eyes.

You've left footprints on my heart and I am forever blessed for having known you.

Chris (chrisy) in Scotts Valley CA

Dear Joe,

Thank you for your dedication to help others while you yourself were fighting your own battle and truly knew the place so many of us are at. May your memory live on....my sincere condolences to Christine and your daughters.

Debbie Slack, Virginia

Christine, Danielle, and Debra,

I wanted to let you know how grateful I am for all the time, hard work, and talent Joe gave to the Her2 community. He will be missed very much and thought of very often.

Dear Joe,
You've changed so many lives in your life here on earth, I'm sure you will do the same on the other side. You are missed so much and we never forget you. Rest in peace until we meet again.
Love and hug,
Sherri from Canada

Christine, Deborah, Danielle, My heart is heavy and my prayers are with all of you. May God bless Joe, the kindest, bravest, and best webmaster I will ever know. Cathy "Ceesun", Michigan

A wonderful, amazing man, who I never got to meet but who changed the lives of a lot of women with cancer. Thank you Joe. Thank you Christine for sharing him with us.

A great feeling of sadness and regret came over me when I read that Joe had passed. He was a very special person who touched the lives of so many of us. He gave us just what we needed: a place to come to when our worst fears or greatest joys came true. May he be with all the Angels who went before him.

I would like to thank Joe for being a beacon of light during the dark storms that breast cancer brings. God Bless you Joe.

He will be forever in my heart.

I am so shocked and saddened to hear of Joe's passing. He was truly a great man with all that he did. May God bless Joe, Christine and his daughters.

There are no words to thank Joe for the great gifts that he has given, personally offering me guidance as I've maneuvered this disease, but even more so, this family of friends that I can to turn to every day for guidance, comfort and support. Joe we will continue to live by your legacy of grace and generousity and continue to celebrate Christine as our inspiration.
May God bless and bring quick comfort to your family and your family of friends who will miss you dearly.

We will miss you Joe, please keep being our angel...

You have my deepest sympathy. Joe helped me as well as other Her2 survivors get through the most difficult time in our lives with a place for information, support, and comfort. He will be deeply missed. God bless your family. His legacy lives on in all our hearts.

I would not have had the knowledge, love and support had you not given me/us the HER2 site. Words can't thank you enough. You will be missed my friend. I have another angel.
-Kimber

There are no words to decribe my sorrow. Joe was such a special person with a big,giving and tender heart. I wish I had the opportunity to meet him in person. He has touch the lives of so many. My heart and prayers are with his family.

What sticks with me is his repeated mention of pride in the patients that visit the her2 site. He kept the spotlight on others, even when facing his own storm.

Christine, Danielle and Deborah, My thoughts are beaming their way to heaven to touch Joe's spirit and then they are bouncing down to earth to you. May you find comfort from all who love and want to support you. Your family brought us together and we are all here for you.

My sincere condolences to Christine, Danielle and Deborah. May you find peace in the promise of everlasting life.

Thinking of you Christine and family at this time. Joe God speed and watch over your loved ones from above. Your family are in my prayers

I would not have been able to fight this fight without the support website. "Thank you" could never express all the gratitude I have for an incredible person.
Rest in peace and may God be with you,
Emeli

My thoughts are with you Christine and your family. Good speed Joe. Take care of your loved ones from above. I am thinking of you

I am forever grateful for the wonderful gift Joe and Christine gave to all of us who, scared and feeling hopelessly alone, found their wonderful her2 website. You have been a beacon over a dark, stormy sea for all of us! Along with so many others I send my deepest sympathy, gratitude, love and prayers to the Druthers family.Thank you and God bless you all. Tricia Knudsen, Utah

Not many of us get to leave the sort of legacy Joe did. He helped, even saved, lives of many people through his advocacy, kindness and dedication. What a good man.

Christine and family,
Hugs and peace to you. Joe will be watching over everyone from heaven.
He will always be with everyone in spirit.
Take care.
ElaineM
Hawaii

Thanks for everything you did Joe. I'm sure you are singing with the Angels now.

You are all in my thoughts and prayers. What a great man.

My deepest sympathy to Christine, Danielle and Deborah. Joe is the shining angel now for all the Her2 breast cancer survivors.
His legacy will live on in all our hearts.

Caryn(caya)Friedman - Thornhill,Ontario

Forever grateful for your committment to your family of Her2 warriors. We may never know the full story of all you gave and did for us, but I am so very thankful to have had the opportunity to know you and see you "in action".

I will always keep Joe in my heart for everything he did for the HER2 group. He was a real generous man. My deepest sympathy to all his family and friends.

Christine, Danielle and Deborah,

My deepest sympathy to all of you on the loss of your beloved husband and father. I knew dear Joe only as the "proud webmaster" of the Her2support group, but please know that I will never forget him.
Joe is certainly the shining angel for all of us now.
May you all be comforted knowing what a special person he was.

Caryn (caya) Friedman Thornhill, Ontario Canada

Godspeed Joe and thank you for everything you've done for us.

What a life! What a legacy! And What a family!

Rest in peace, Joe. Your torch will be carried on.

Joe was a bonfire in the night. His love for Christine and his devotion to the cause of breast cancer were amazing. I cannot imagine having gone through my treatment without the message boards. I enjoyed meeting both he and Christine in Denver. I am so sorry for your loss.

Christine, Danielle, Debra

My deepest sympathy to you. Joe's contribution to the lives of so many through HER2 Support cannot be imagined. His work enhanced the well-being of the HER2 sisters and brothers, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

His legacy will live on for others and he will remain in our hearts. We know he joins our band of sisters keeping watch above.

Lighting a candle for Joe. You are our shining light in the HER2 breast cancer world. Thank you for raising our collective consciousness and linking us to science.

Christine, Danielle and Deborah,
My deepest sympathy. Your father touched the lives of all of us HER2ers and made them better. His legacy lives on. He was our champion and he lives on in our hearts. Your father was an exceptional person.
hugs and love, Sarah

My deepest condolences to Christine and Joe's daughters. Joe touched so many people with his knowledge and generous heart. He was truly a wonderful man.

My deepest sympathy to Joes family and
a forever thank you to a couple who
made my illness easier to go through
with all their knowledge and hard work.
Rest in peace.

My deepest sympathy goes out to all Joe's family and friends. I am blessed to have benefited from Joe's generosity and commitment to us with breast cancer. I will always be grateful for this connection he has provided. May the memory of Joe's passion, love and spirit live on in all of our hearts.

Hi Joe
Thankyou for everything and enjoy your heaven..You certainly have earnt it.

Christine, Danielle and Deborah, there are no words I can say to you in these difficult times. Joe was a great man and he will be missed by so many, he was an angel to many, and touched the life of so many women and men with breast cancer. We will keep up his legacy and I am sure he will live in the life of many of us forever. Allmy love to you. Paty Garcia (Mexico).

I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to meet Joe, and benefit from the wonderful resources he made available to people like me who have also been faced with this disease. He was so incredibly generous, his devotion to Christine was legendary and his commitment to the mission of the organization was admirable. I send my love and hugs to you Christine. Know that the supportive family you and Joe have created together are there for you now in many ways. Just let us know what you need, and we will be honored to contribute what we can.

My deepest condolence to you Christine, Danielle and Deborah. May god blanket your hearts in peace. I never personally got to know your dad but have been a beneficiary of the web-community he created. It has and continues to be a great source of help, information and comfort for so many.
Thank you Joe!

Joe, RIP. You are now the leader of the HER2 angels. I could never thank you enough for all the work you've done on our behalf.

Joe brought so much care and concern to women, men and their caregivers suffering from breast cancer. He was an angel on earth. We'll miss you Joe.

Much love to you my dear friend as you enter the better place in our world XO

I never had the pleasure of meeting Joe and Christine as I live in Ireland. However as a member of the her2support family he created I feel I've lost a leader and partner in this fight.
Thank you Joe for all you have done for us and those that come after, and my sincere sympathy to Christine and all his family on the loss of such a wonderful gentleman, husband and Father.

Thank you Joe for all you did for us her2 girls and guys!

Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.

Christine, Danielle and Deborah
My sincere sympathy to all of you in the loss of your Father and Husband...He meant the world to so many of us, and although I was priveledged to meet him more than once, and get to know him, you knew him just as well even if you never met face to face. The world is a better place because of your Dad, and he lightened the burden that breast cancer brings to women world wide....we now have a very special angel fighting for us from above....Godspeed Joe. you will be sorely missed.
Sheila Rawlins