Born in Denison, Texas, Joe went about loving life and living to love, it all.  He embraced the softness of a woman's love, sometimes experiencing the loss of her, but never the loss of his devoted remembrance or desire to keep on.  His life was blessed with a Son, Christopher who not only would bear his Father's resemblance, but became a wanderer and seeker in his own right, making his Dad very proud.  Joe's pursuits were always dedicated to the humanities, in learning how to be a comforter, turning his long fingers into a weaver of a healing caregiving & care provider, around the World.  He was the best friend to his best friends, receiving them with open arms and the hospitality that only can be measured & reflected when eyes meet in the deepest, knowing ways.

His professional pursuits included:  Radiology Technology, Registered Nurse, Physician Assistant, Computer Science and environmental protection solutions.  He served with 'Doctors without Borders' in the Republic of Congo, as that country's civil war was concluding.

He was preceded in death by his Mother, Francis and his first wife, Margaret ….and survived by his Brother Michael (Paris, France) and Sister, Patti Lugar (Centralia, WA), Nieces and nephews, Frances David Frankovich, Heather Denise Frankovich, Steven Joseph Frankovich, Tiffany Ivana  Frankovich,  and by a host of friends & those that loved him.

Significant lives included; Doug  Mourer, Margaret Maxwell, Tere Porcarelli (Mother of Chris), Mary Reed, Anastasia Reed, Stasha Miller,
and Sharon Nickleson