Search by Name

Add a Memory

Send Flowers

Make a Donation

Share Obituary

Joe Donald Dixon III

Joe Dixon Obituary

DIXON, III, JOE DONALD, Our son, Joe Donald Dixon III, 21, passed away on January 21, 2003. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 15, 1981. He was employed by Space Coast Consulting. Survivors include: father, Joe Donald Dixon Jr.; mother and stepfather, Kimberly and J. Michael Hightower; brother, Jake Michael Hightower; maternal grandmother and step-grandfather, Patricia Bomhoff and Alan Stratemeyer; maternal grandfather and step-grandmother, Melvin and Julie Bomhoff; paternal grandmother, Sue Dixon; girlfriend, Tiffany Belgram. A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, January 25, 2003 at 10AM at St. Lukes United Methodist Church, 4851 South Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando, FL 32819. Visitation will be on Friday from 5-8PM at the Woodlawn Funeral Home. Arrangements entrusted to WOODLAWN FUNERAL HOME. 407-293-1361.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Orlando Sentinel on Jan. 24, 2003.

Memories and Condolences
for Joe Dixon

Sponsored by Mom and Dad.

34 Entries

A classmate

July 24, 2023

I met Joe back in school. He graduated before me. Just learned of his passing a few years back. I wasn´t sure what to say as I lost touch with him once he graduated. So I needed time to pray, meditate, and say the right words.

He crossed my mind recently, so I came here.

I know he always wanted to do comedy and be an actor. My heart goes out to all his loved ones. Know he is with you, and as your strong Guardian Angel, he is powerful and will continue to watch over you.

Thank you for the recent hello, Joe. May you continue to do what you love with the other actors you love up there.

March 6, 2021

Hey Joey it's Dad after all these years I still think about you every single day you going to have some company Nanny Sue is on her way to see you and Carrie and little Dave take care of your grandma Joey I'm not far behind her I love you I miss you you were a wonderful son a kind loving young man I may be a little help getting in there see what you can do for me boy always in my heart love Dad

Alisson Jalil

November 22, 2019

I just wanted to let you know you still arent forgotten Joe here in DP where you touched so many lives. You were a bright beacon of light! I cannot believe nearly 17 yrs has went by, like another lifetime ago. I had been thinking about you a lot in recent weeks & then came across your funeral card this evening going through some old memories in storage.

~Ali(Adam's Sis)

Mike Angel

November 30, 2007

Hey Joe, just sittin here and was thinkin about you. Its comin up on 5 years that you've been gone. I still think about you all the time, and we still talk about you all the time. Every time I come home we get together and come see you (with a bottle of gentlemans jack) but Im sure you already knew that! I love you man, always did. Wish you were here, but I'll see you when I see you, until then...

Joe Donald Dixon, II

December 23, 2006

Hey Joe Joe, its your pops in b-more, merry christmas my son this will be the fourth one without you and it is just as hard as the first. joe joe i can not begin to express in words just how hard it is to be here without you, god i miss you son you made me so proud to be your father and your friend.i love you my boy and i will never stop talking and thinking of all our great times together. i will see you when i see you my son.

with all my love

Joe Donald Dixon II

pat bomhoff

March 16, 2004

Joey, yesterday was your 23rd birthday and I know I speak for all who know and love you, that we longed for your smile and hugs. And so we send all our love, hugs, kisses to you, knowing that you will feel them all and will love us back. You are never far from us and we will try to give to the world all the joy and happiness,laughter and love that you always gave on earth and the world will be a better place because you touched us and it. Happy Birthday, we love you.Grandma Pat

Karine Malek

August 30, 2003

Joe Donald Dixon III where do I begin. I have read all these entries in the guest book and everyone has described you so well. But I have trouble finding words that in any way express your presence in my life. I am speechless but I do want you to know that I loved having you in mylife since day one and I know you still look down upon me. I love you Joe and I always will. You will never be forgotten!

Love always,

Karine

PAT BOMHOFF

July 10, 2003

To all who know and love Joe Donald Dixon III - He walks with us and cares about us-He wants us to be the best that we can be and give out joy and laughter to all. Keep the love going with him, and like he always did, find joy in every person and in each day. He has messages for us all - Believe!! Love, Grandma Pat. Note:Say special prayers on July 11th.

Jamie McWilliams

April 2, 2003

Well, Joey (and I feel like I am ok to call you that!), I had the pleasure of meeting your mom and having dinner with her last week. What a beautiful, smart and exceptionally strong woman she is! Fate brought us together through you boys, who haven't ever meant each other (or perhaps you have?!) and yet appear to have so very much in common.

I am blessed to have meant your mom Joey. She misses you as I miss my Justin, yet we both try to pull from the wonderful memories that you boys have left us with.

You two boys, and the others that have joined your team, take care of each other and yourselves. We will be ok, and here for each other.

Smile upon us sweet angels!

Jamie

bruce blume

March 4, 2003

Hey Joey, remember me?

We used to play GI Joe, and play with matchbox cars and ride bikes all day long when we were just kids. Now all these years go by and we lost touch, and then I hear about this. How terrible! I wish we could have hung out one last time, but who knows.... maybe someday we will meet up again.

-bruce

Debbie Rondo

February 21, 2003

Dear Joey, I think of you everyday and all the people who loved you so

very much. My heart is heavy because you were one of those rare people that had such an amazing spirit.The kind of spirit so needed in this world and so rare, that's why everyone was drawn to you. The other night Julie found a coloring book with a picture you had colored, I guess a long time ago, just a silly picture, but you wrote JOE DIXON WAS HERE, and that's it you really were here, unlike most of us who just sort of live, you understood how important it was to live, laugh and love. I will think of you always, whenever I see something amazing a beautiful sunset, a snowy morning, someone laughing because you were like all of those things and I will miss you greatly.

Love Always

Aunt Debbie

Marcie Hinkel

February 19, 2003

Kim,

As you shared your love with Joe and everyone who surrounds you, I now share your sorrow. Words can not express the sadness that I feel for you. Although I didn't have the privledge of knowing Joe as an adult, I remember him vividly as a child. He was always so happy - that is a direct reflection of you!

Joe knows how much you love him, just as much as he loves you.......always. Every time you think of Joe, he is right there with you, in your heart.

I miss you Kim, please take care of yourself. I think about you every day.

Love,

Marcie

Renee Vick

February 16, 2003

Joey,

Although I never had the priviledge and honor of knowing you, I knew your dad, and my brother, Billy was the little rig bearer in your parents wedding. Although I only saw your dad a handful of times, I always heard about you---and how proud he was of your stellar accomplishments. I know your shining down on your family and that smile and your memory will carry them through until ya'll meet again. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, honey....

Jessica Smith

February 12, 2003

Dear Joey, You will forever be etched in my mind as a smiling little boy. Your grin went farther than ear to ear, sometimes it seemed to take up your whole face. You were the happiest little baby I've ever seen. Your zest for life and quest for a belly laugh rubbed off on everyone you met! You were never without a friend from the day you were born. All of us, your aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents and parents have a bond that can never be broken that radiates from you. We were bound together by your birth and in your passing we are forever bound together by the love and laughter you gave us. With love forever, Aunt Jessy.

carrie rondo

February 11, 2003

I'm kicking this old school style ... Lil joe that's how i know you . Ofcourse there was probably only one or two years you were ever smaller than me. matter of fact i have a pic to prove it. you and i walking hand and hand at uncle dave's wedding having a blast as we always did , always will. i love you Joe and where ever i go i see you in everyone and everything. Thanks for keeping me company and being my inspiration !!! talk to you soon love & peace Carrie

MIKE ANGEL

February 9, 2003

Dear Joe, I'm reading all of these entries, and it is impossible for me to keep a dry eye.I just wish I could give you one more big hug before you go!We all love you Joe,and you will be in my heart forever.The Dirt Crew and I will do our best to make sure your family is doing okay.Thanks for all the fun times JDDIII! Love,ANGELBOY

kim hightower

February 8, 2003

Joey,Joey,Joey...My little sweetheart, where have you gone? How do I get through these tough times... can you please call me one more time... Can I hear your laughter one more time or see your smile...I love you forever and I pray you will be an angel on my shoulder...Thank you for revealing all your beautiful friends to me...they make me feel closer to you and that is so comforting.I miss you soooooo much my love and I just pray that you know how much I love you JDIII. Eternally, MOM

Trent Dixon

February 8, 2003

Joe, it aint gonna be the same without you man. You were just one of those people who could light up a room when you walked in, make anyone laugh, and always had a smile on your face. I'm gonna miss those random ass calls from you. U will be missed by many, but you will never be forgotten. I love you man.

Pat Bomhoff

February 6, 2003

Joey, from the momemt you were born till your last day on earth, you always had a smile for everyone. I treasure being a part of your life and I know you are loving us back. Your smile, your laughter, your wit,your crazy imitations on the phone,your special hugs will stay with me all my days. NUMBER ONE GRANDSON, you are close in my heart.

JOE DONALD DIXON III - How you are LOVED. Forever, Grandma Pat

Jamie McWilliams

February 4, 2003

To the Family and Friend of Joe Donald Dixon...

While I didn't have the pleasure of meeting this wonderful young man, I did meet 2 of his friends while visiting my son, Justin McWilliams, at Woodlawn over the weekend.

My heart goes out to his friends and family over your loss. My son was killed on April 7, 2002. He was a 2000 graduate of West Orange High School and loved life. He touched more than we could ever have imagined. How ironic that Joe was a 1999 graduate of Dr. Phillips and from speaking with his friends,

was another young person who loved and lived life to its fullest.

The memories will never fade. It will become what you live for. Be there for each other and his family.

My thoughts and prayers will be with all of you.

Brian Brunning

January 30, 2003

Joe, You were the first friend I ever had in high school. 9th grade 1st period Mrs. Cox. The lady we always talked about with the lipstick for blush makeup. You remember her! =) I always felt so good around you. No matter what kind of mood I was in, you could always bring a smile to my face. You were just that way. Everything you did, everything you were, was love and happiness. You had friends of every different type. That's what made you so great. The fact that you didn't care who you were, what you did, or who you knew; you only looked at people for how they really were. You were not only so talented in making people smile and laugh, but the biggest talent of all, you could make everyone come together and treated everyone equally....never holding a grudge, never saying anything bad. You always had something positive to say and changed a negative situation into a positive one. Forever will I never forget how much you meant to me and everyone else. You meant so much to Tiffany and I always saw that. You.....Joe Donald Dixon III.....shall never be forgotton....as long as I live will the wonderful stories of what you did and said will always be told. Joe, I will always love the fact that I met you and I feel sorry for the people that didn't have the chance to meet you.

Brian Matthew Brunning....the 1st =þ

tiffany belgram

January 30, 2003

Joey Joey Joey, These past four years have helped me become who I am and who I will become. I'm thankful you gave me yoru heart and you let me have yours. You will live through me as I have lived through you. You are my sun, you are my air, and you are my earth. You will always be with my heart and I will always be with you. Thank you for giving me love, unconditionally. Some people go through life without tasting love. I got to feel that love from you and know that you felt exactly the same in return. You have amazing friends who are watching out for me and each other every time I see the brightest star in the sky I know it's you holding my hand and kissing me softly on my forehead. I love you, I love you, I love you. I love you three times. You'll never be forgotten because you are the love of my life!

Forever

Tiffany Belgram

Sarah Lawrence

January 30, 2003

well Joe, i don't know if you have internet access where you are, but i'm sure you're getting a kick out of all of that all-knowing and all-seeing pizazz, so i might not even have to SAY how much i'm going to miss you. i hope your folks are in touch with all of the love that is overflowing for them from every last one of us that is also grieving. my heart goes out to everyone else who is dealing with this. i wish the rest of the world were as lucky as us who were able to know you.

Timothy Mathews

January 28, 2003

Joe and I worked together in shows at Florida School of the Arts and when I heard of the news, I wanted somehow to let everyone know how much he meant to this world. He was an incredible person, on the stage and in real life. The stage will always live because of Joe. He will be truly missed

With Deepest Reguards

Timothy Mathews

Kristina LaFrnace

January 28, 2003

Joe...You will always have a special place in my heart. I will carry the memory you taking me to my senior prom, the days that we worked at Universal together, and all of the days at school when you made me laugh. I am truly glad that I have met such a wonderful person in my life. I Love You and God Bless

Nathan Gelles

January 26, 2003

Joe...you will always have a special place in my heart, I will carry your memory wherever I go, so many good times, I will never forget you. I love you bro, i only wish we couldv'e gotten back in touch sooner.

Evelyn (Ditsie, Linda Hauser's sister) Marks

January 25, 2003

Kim,

My deepest condolences to you and your family on the passing of your son Joe. I'm sure their are no words to express your sorrow. Even though I didn't know Joe, from what I've heard I know he must have been special. God bless you and your family.

Nathan Ifrah

January 25, 2003

I will always cherish the memories you gave me. I wouldn't change a thing about our friendship. You made so many people laugh and smile.You taught me the meaning of true friendship. When I think back about all the beautiful times we had together it makes me smile. I know you wouldn't have had it any other way.

I love you Joe.

Nathan

Adam Braun

January 25, 2003

Joe,

Always a friend, always a laugh, words cannot say my hearts feelings for You, I love You and You will be surely missed by all who loved You and Will never, ever forget that smile..... JDIII..... ENDO

Linda & Gary Hauser

January 25, 2003

There was something 'special' about Joe. He exhibited a certain quality that isn't found too often in our fellow human beings. The loss felt by his family & friends will not be mended easily. I know he's now in the arms of his great-grandmother & grandfathers who adored him. What a wonderful world this would be if we could all be the kind of person Joe was.

His extended family & friends here in MD are grieving along with all of you. He won't be forgotten!!!

Debbi Angel

January 25, 2003

I will miss my hugs whenever Joe came by to see my son, Mike. Joe had a beautiful spirit and a fun loving personality. He was a joy to know and he will be missed terribly.

Jessica Torres

January 24, 2003

Joe was a guy that I will never forget. He was more than just a guy I went to school with, he was like a guy who always seemed to be everywhere and always know the right things to say and do to make you feel better. A truely talented person, whos gifts never stopped giving, and will live on through those he knew...

Angie Mullis

January 24, 2003

I am truly sorry to hear about the loss of Joe. I had the wonderful experience of taking Drama with him and he was always the brightest and funniest in the class there was no telling what he might do next. I also worked with Joe at Universal and I can say he will be missed by many! My heart goes out to all of the family and friends. God Bless!

Matthew Montgomery

January 24, 2003

I am a friend of Joe's from school. Although I never had the chance to spend much time with him, I knew him well. He was such a sweet and genuine man. I was both shocked and saddened to learn of his passing. My heart goes out to all of you close to him and I hope you can find a way to cope with your loss. He was truly a beautiful, unique individual who had great things on the horizon and he will be missed. With Love, Matthew.

Showing 1 - 34 of 34 results