Melanie
Joe was a great friend... more like family. We met in Waupaca in a restaurant. We developed a great friendship in which he looked out for my son and I. Our family lived in California and he became our family while I went to school in Stevens Point, WI. He talked about his art he done in the past, the plane he flew in the war, and his beloved past wife. He even drove my son and I down to Missouri for us to met my son's father after 7 years of searching. He was a true friend. I treasure his Italian soup and think of him often when I pass his brother's home in Pleasanton, California. I wished we didn't lose contact. It must of been hard to see us move back to California. I miss our friendship. It is hard to hear that he has passed. I would of loved to reconnected one more time. Peppino has a heart of gold. He was a very thoughtful, loving man.