<div dir="auto">I've tried replying about 10 today and always stopped.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">So hard to believe Joe is gone. Like many others, I met Joe on The Oak back in 1995. He was this young guy who seemed to know his way around shop, and could always tell good stories. I still have all the emails archived on my computer.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Then, there were some problems with Kip (although I never knew what they were), and Joe and Keith Bohn formed Sawdusters. Everybody jumped ship over to here. Keith disappeared soon after, and Jason soon started hosting.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Fast forward a few years and I became pretty good friends with Joe, spending many hours in chat and on the phone with him. I only met him once in person, but I did get to meet Laurie and check out his shop. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I spent quite a bit of time on the phone with him this last summer as he and Jeff worked on a big project for my company. (And a fine job they did, although we were a bit slow in paying for it). </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I tried calling a few times over the last few weeks, but nobody ever answered. Bad timing, I guess.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Joe, I'll never forget your wit, your laugh, your generosity, and your special brand of humor. You had a big heart and were taken from us too soon. You made a big impact on all of us. Wherever you are, I trust you are happy to be with Laurie again, and probably have a huge shop full of old Delta arn already, making sawdust once again.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rest in peace, my friend, until we meet again.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards,</div><div dir="auto">Steve</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 24, 2017 6:21 PM, "Dave Howerton via Woodworkers" <<a href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="m_5299312099993858622yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514167343886_14970"><span>Rest in peace, my friend...</span></div><div id="m_5299312099993858622yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514167343886_14970"><span><br></span></div><div id="m_5299312099993858622yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514167343886_14970"><span>Big Dave</span></div> <div class="m_5299312099993858622qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yahoo_quoted" style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Sunday, December 24, 2017 3:23 PM, Sid Hymes via Woodworkers <<a href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" target="_blank">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.<wbr>org</a>> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="m_5299312099993858622y_msg_container"><div id="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">A sad time for all. Please RIP our friend.<br clear="none"></div></div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036yqt0296741517" id="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036yqtfd18983"><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 1:50 PM, John McCaskill via Woodworkers <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" target="_blank">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.<wbr>org</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Yeah, I remember moving from the woodworking newsgroup to The Oak, to Woodworkers, following Joe the whole time. I’m gonna miss him. <div><br clear="none"></div><div>John<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div id="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036m_-1084209435782566367AppleMailSignature"><ul style="margin-bottom:0.75em;margin-left:2em;padding:0px"><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px"><span>Everything is always okay in the end, if it's not, then it's not the end.</span></li></ul></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036h5"><div><br clear="none">On Dec 24, 2017, at 3:08 PM, Scott Rohan=Smith via Woodworkers <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" target="_blank">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters. org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036m_-1084209435782566367WordSection1"><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Joe and I had many wonderful woodworking adventures together. Rest in peace buddy, say hello to Laurie for me and Denise.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I will be raising a glass to the memory of Joe tomorrow at our Christmas dinner.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Take care all.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Smitty<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> Woodworkers [<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:woodworkers-bounces@lists.sawdusters.org" target="_blank">mailto:woodworkers-bounces@ lists.sawdusters.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kirk via Woodworkers<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 24, 2017 11:58 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" target="_blank">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters. org</a><br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> Kirk<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Woodworkers] Where's Joe?<u></u><u></u></span></div></div></div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><span>I know that a bunch of us that left, "The Oak" some 20 yrs. ago for a different pasture, Woodworkers, will certainly miss Joe and all of his looks on life. He has, as David says, been the heart and soul of this group. I hope that we will all continue grazing here and on the chat room to carry on in the same spirit. See ya Joe! </span><u></u><u></u></div><div><span>Kirk Seifert<br clear="none">Oakrocker</span><u></u><u></u></div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">On 12/24/2017 12:32 PM, Dave Cohen via Woodworkers wrote:<u></u><u></u></div></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">Sad and speechless. Joe was the heart and soul of the group. Happy woodworking in heaven. <u></u><u></u></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">David Cohen<u></u><u></u></div></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Dominic Palazzola via Woodworkers <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" target="_blank">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters. org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">I can’t begin to express my sadness <u></u><u></u></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">I’ve known joe for 17 years....<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I will miss him greatly <u></u><u></u></div><div id="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036m_-1084209435782566367m_6180179822245192712AppleMailSignature"><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">Thanks; <u></u><u></u></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">Dom<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">Sent from my iPhone<u></u><u></u></div></div></div><div><div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br clear="none">On Dec 24, 2017, at 9:04 AM, devlincab via Woodworkers <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" target="_blank">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters. org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">Hi dave,<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">This is jeff devlin joe's woodworking partner... I am the one in the videos... I am 4 years into a traumatic brain injury so I don't partake in emails and such, but I have been part of the group for a long time. I didn't know who to tell so I am telling you. That it is with sad regret to tell you that Joe Johns passed away yesterday morning around 4 am under the care of hospice. I am still in shock and don't know anything else at this time... I would appreciate it if you could let the others know... Thanks Jeff<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div id="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036m_-1084209435782566367m_6180179822245192712composer_signature"><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757">Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.<u></u><u></u></span></div></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">-------- Original message --------<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">From: Dave Heitstuman via Woodworkers <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" target="_blank">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters. org</a>> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">Date: 12/21/17 11:35 AM (GMT-07:00) <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">To: A place where woodworkers talk about woodworking <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" target="_blank">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters. org</a>> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">Cc: Dave Heitstuman <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:DaveH@sphcontrols.com" target="_blank">DaveH@sphcontrols.com</a>> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">Subject: Re: [Woodworkers] Where's Joe? <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></div></div></div><div class="m_5299312099993858622yiv7890392036MsoNormal">I called Joe a couple weeks ago and we had a good conversation. I don't feel that it is my place to pass on any of the medical stuff he shared with me but I hope it is OK if I tell everyone this.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">He sounded like he was tired but I think he is on the road to recovery albeit a bit slow. His attitude is good, and he is working on a plan to get back in his shop.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I think that all we can do is to continue to hope for the best and say a prayer or two for him.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">2Dave<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-----Original Message-----<br clear="none">From: Brian Johnson <br clear="none">Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 8:28 AM<br clear="none">To: A place where woodworkers talk about woodworking<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Subject: Re: [Woodworkers] Where's Joe?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Is anybody near Joe that could fill us in? I think I speak for every single person on this list when I say we are all genuinely concerned.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-Brian<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Tom Lovelace via Woodworkers wrote:<br clear="none">> I haven’t heard anything fro Joe for awhile.<br clear="none">> Joe: Are you there?<br clear="none">> Regards<br clear="none">> TomL<br clear="none">> ______________________________ _________________<br clear="none">> I want to be one of my friends for a day so I can see how cool it is to hang out with me.<br clear="none">> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:Woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" target="_blank">Woodworkers@lists.sawdusters. org</a><br clear="none">______________________________ _________________<br clear="none">I want to be one of my friends for a day so I can see how cool it is to hang out with me.<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:Woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" target="_blank">Woodworkers@lists.sawdusters. 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