I knew this remarkable man my entire life


    and he always treated us all like family.


    The news of his passing felt like a knife


    a tragic loss of one so gentle and friendly.


    He was my dad''s best friend, as close as brothers


    with a history that created a sturdy foundation.


    The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.And as they grew, they became amazing fathers


    supermen that would mold the next generation.


    To live in a world without him just feels strange


    it''s as if life were imitating a terrible nightmare.


    I never got to see his new home on the range


    but my heart does go out to those who care.


    Some may try to move on, get back the status quo


    butit will never be the same without Uncle Joe.