[Progenitor]

I'm sure it's the same with all of us, but every day, every decision I make is different. Joe was humble inspiration; one of the few good guys left.

I remember after I first met him, I loaned him my old Amiga 500, because he didn't have a computer. Little did I know he was going to use it to spend hours a day building up a Tele-Arena character, just to end up making a Tower run, and get wacked by DK in waiting, sent back to the Temple to do it all over again. Month in, month out.

Every week we'd head over to the house in Hampton for 12 hours of "two towers" poker. Joe always had a smile, win or lose.

One of my favorite memories of Joe was witnessed by some of you as well. At the Norfolk apartment of myself and Mongo, when we'd all gather for parties, or just hanging out, usually the group would divide into the front room and back room. In the back room, the computer playing was taking place, and in the front room was either some TV watching or Nintendo playing. Who remembers being in the front room, and looking back into the back room, seeing Joe sitting in the computer chair, playing a racing game, and "leaning" into the turns? Makes me laugh out loud just thinking about it. The trait continued, of course, during every incarnation of Mario Kart.

Joe brought joy into the lives of every single person he was in contact with. Hard to find anyone else you can say that about. An amazing man has been lost.

Chris Hamilton
"Progenitor"