He was my buddy, my best friend and the best man that I know.  Some might say he’s the whole reason I bought a Mustang. There wasn’t a day that went by that he didn’t pick up the phone and call me to See how I was doing. On many occasions he would come over to the house for dinner he really loved my wife’s cooking, especially her fried fish. He was family in my eyes. I will never forget all of his words of wisdom and fatherly advice.  It has torn me up inside deeply to know that he’s not here anymore. I will always miss and love him. 

Joel had a massive influence on my life... and brought me closer to God... at a point when he was really close with God. What an awesome individual, who I loved very very much.