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Joseph lived an interesting life, working in public relations and advertising. He worked with the Houston Opera, did advertising for Mutual of Omaha s Wild Kingdom, and the Banana Republic where he compiled their first catalog. He also worked for the Brennan family in New Orleans. He was an avid reader and during his time in Taos, New Mexico, he learned Mayan weaving. His art was displayed in numerous galleries. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ted and Diana Bacon; and one sister, Louise Williams.
Those left to mourn his loss and cherish his memory include his brother, Dr. Gene Bacon, and wife Diane, of Oakdale; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Anne Westwater
April 25, 2023
My best male friend is gone. Artist, dog lover, story teller supreme. I will miss Joe forever. Rest in peace my friend. Anne Westwater
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Genie and Duncan McNaughton
September 7, 2022
Remembering Joe Bacon
Joe lived in Bolinas California for something like ten years during the late seventies into the early eighties. He came to town to work for Lloyd Kahn´s Shelter Publications, living in a small space at Sarah Hammond´s house. Next he was hired by Joan McIntyre, founder of Project Jonah, a non-profit organization with a mission to inform the world about the plight of whale populations that were under severe hunting pressure. That´s where I met him.
Joe knew from an early age that he wanted to see the world. After graduating from Southern Louisiana Institute, he moved to New Orleans. Thus began his peripatetic life that took him to Chicago, Omaha, San Francisco, Houston, Santa Fe and Taos and, of course, Bolinas and back, finally, to Oakdale. He read widely and loved being in the company of Bolinas poets. He followed Buddhist practice, studied textile arts, producing intricate, colorful needlepoint pieces and natural dye weavings. He was a great story teller, with an excellent ear for dialects, especially those from Louisiana. As long as I knew him, his faithful companions were his terriers, Miss Pearl and Percy, who traveled everywhere with him in his bright red pick-up truck. It was an honor to be a friend of such a lovely, easy-going, and interesting man.
Kay Sneve Sonnier
September 1, 2022
I was so sorry to learn of Joe´s death. My cousin , Julee Rae Green , saw the obituary, and alerted me to the sad news. Please accept her sympathy, as well as mine. I will always be thankful that I grew up on 12 th Street in Oakdale with the most wonderful neighbors , which include the Bacon family. I have so many happy memories of those times which I call "The Wonder Years"! I was not aware that Louise, my baby sitter, had passed away. So, Rest In Peace, two of my first friends that I admired so much and my prayers go out to you and your family, "Genie". ( I know that no one calls you that anymore, but in my eyes, you will always be "Genie"!
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