…but his writing lives on, I suppose as long as Jenny allows Patriot Flyer to stay up. Just like Radar, words fail me, but what better tribute than to point you to his writing here, or at his PF blog.
Go and see that he was able to attend his daughter’s wedding before he passed.
See what he did for the victims of Katrina.
And read his advice to his grandchildren; it is clear what kind of man he was:
6. Be prayerful. Your relationship with God is all-important. You can never have a relationship with anyone if you never talk to them. Pray in praise to God for His goodness, pray in thanksgiving for His gifts, pray in humility for His greatness in you, and pray in submission to His will in your life. Pray in love for His love, and for the love He has given you by sending His Son Jesus to be the sacrifice for your sins. Seek His guidance and you can never go wrong.
I look forward to seeing you again, Joe. Thanks for everything.
David
PS Hope this is in keeping with Timmer’s suggestion.
I would suggest that we make a mutual pledge to maintain Patriot Flier on Blogger in perpetuity, or archive it here.
If you don’t understand: as it rightfully should, Joe’s personal blog; Patriot Flier, reflected a more intimate side of him than he displayed on our team blog here.
Comment by Kevin Connors — 20060302 @ 2232
Count me in, Kevin. How much is blogger per year? Or would archiving it here be easier?
Comment by AProudVeteran — 20060302 @ 2331
Count me in also. I’ll go with whatever the consensus is on how to do it. Let me know if a donation is required.
Larry
Comment by Radar — 20060303 @ 0626
Currently, Blogger is free. But you know how it goes - those things are always subject to change. They also might introduce a rule (as I’ve just found Lycos Mail did) where your account is deleted if there is no activity for a period of time.
I’m sure Nurse Jenny has more pressing concerns just now. But, hopefully, she has Joe’s username and password, and would be agreeable to us maintaining Patriot Flier as a tribute to Joe.
Comment by Kevin Connors — 20060303 @ 1048
I wanted to thank everyone for your thoughts, prayers and kind words regarding my Dad Joe Comer.
There are no words to express how much you have touched our family’s hearts.
Thank you again
Daddy’s Little Girl
Comment by Sheri — 20060303 @ 2240
Sheri,
You’re very welcome. Your dad is/was a special man.
Comment by AProudVeteran — 20060304 @ 0549
Haven’t been to this site for a while. What a shock! Good bye Joe good bye.
Let me say that I always enjoyed Joe’s posts. He always managed to get to the heart of his topic. The world is truly a little poorer without Joe Comer. Good Bye
Comment by carl — 20060304 @ 2135