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25 Mar 2008 9:09 PM

...my heart is heavy, my tears flow, my stomach quesy, as i am missing a gentle, kind, and faithful friend. I knew Joe (aka "watcher") for a year and a half. He left this life today, March 25.

...he had enough pain of his own to bear and yet selflessly listened. He was a good listener...quiet, yet spoke when he had something to say. When he spoke it left a warm and loving impression on your heart. I always admired him for that.

...Joe stepped in to comfort me at times when it meant the most...such as when a handful of members tried to do me harm with gossip. He provided the necessary proof of authenticity for my paintings needed when Tal-Lou (aka Talula, RubyRed, Portvalelady, etc) tried to make everyone think they were fakes (i had sent joe a donation check to help him start his website and he compared the signature from the check with my signature on my paintings).. That brought an end to it. Joe repeatedly encouraged me to allow him to repost the images on his website. He kept them all in his file. One time my hard drive died and all my copies on there, of my paintings, were gone. Some of the paintings i had sold so i had no other copies. But Joe had them still in his files and sent them to me. You have no idea how much that meant to me.

Joe told me, "i believe in you...you have always held a special place in my heart". Those were his last words to me. I know many held a special place in his heart...he had a big heart.

...a true friend.

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