I would like to eho what Deb said and add that  even now, 52yrs later, I remembber how his smile and friendliness brightened my day. 

I went to 11th Ward school with "Joe" - we were Christy Parkers and he was a kind and most gentle spirited guy.  I often think about the class when we were all together through grade school.  In fact I have the picture posted in the grade school section of this site.  He was a great  guy!