“Joe was a fascinating character who died suddenly and too young. He read and took in information voraciously and filtered it through his huge brain in uncannily unique ways. Whatever the topic, Joe’s take on it would always be surprising and provocative. Those who knew him loved him and he loved so many of us, with an exquisite generosity that never wavered. His bear hugs lasted a long time. His family and friends (of which there were many) will miss him unceasingly; we will miss his hugs, his deeply thought-through provocations, his warm smile, the ways his eyes would flash with naughtiness just before he uttered something that no one else in the room would ever say, something that would cause us all to stop and consider and realize that, hmmm, there’s actually something quite interesting there, even though it sounds rather controversial and up-ends our normal ways of thinking. We miss every ounce of him and all of his controversial utterances already and we always will. Rest in peace, JoeB. ”