To the Gleason family:  My deepest condolences.  I hope you find peace in knowing that Joey was beloved by many, and that his was a life well lived. 

To Joey:  The world is now a less colorful place.  It was a blessing and a privilege to know you.  

RIP Brother 

Greg Jaeger

More than 30 years ago, I was fortunate to meet Joe through PRSA.   He was the calm in the midst of several storms in business that I recall from those times.  Always thoughtful, with a keen sense of what the right thing to do was long before anyone else, it was an honor to know Joe and benefit from his wisdom and friendship.  Sending my deepest condolences to his family,

Cathy Barham Campbell

To Mary Margaret and Sons - I am so sorry for the loss of your husband and father. Joe was a remarkable man.  My father, Francis a/k/a Dit, spoke highly of him and always enjoyed his company when they met at various family get togethers.  As you go through this terrible time of grief, I will keep you in my prayers.  God bless you all.

Dear Mary Margaret, 

I was so saddened by this news . I have always looked up to your beautiful family. I am sending you and your whole family a lot of prayers 🙏 and love 🥰  

Love always, Nancy and Mark Morgan 

To Joe’s family and friends-

I posted this on Facebook today and wanted to share it here. Larry Kamer.

Joe Gleason died a few days ago. He and I became fast friends when I joined MSL PR in the early 2000s, not only because we were part of the small clutch of political guys in a largely non-political agency, but because our shared experience cursed each of us with a gimlet eye on the political world. Joe especially. Here was an outwardly modest man whose intelligence left him little to be modest about, a soft-spoken guy who I’m sure raged inside about injustice, unfairness, and the knuckleheads in charge.

One of the most joyful moments I experienced in my agency career came after Joe, our former MSL colleague Brian Gaudet, and I led a team that won a nice piece of General Motors business that we hoped, but weren’t really sure, we’d get. Yeah, that was us on I-75, blasting “Who Let The Dogs Out,” and fouling our rental car with copious cigar smoke. I seem to recall more mirth, aided with adult beverages, later.

Joe and I got to collaborate on a few more projects, we commiserated on how to build up a public affairs practice in the firm and always enjoyed the chance to chew over politics. As these things go, time, distance, and job changes led to us falling out of touch, but I never forgot what a great, smart, gentle guy Joe Gleason was, and how fortunate I was to work with him and learn from him earlier in my career. RIP Joe and may your memory be a blessing. Peace and strength to the Gleason family and Joe's many friends.

Mary Margaret and the rest of the Gleason family, I was sorry to hear of Joey's passing.  A great individual has left us way too soon.  He surely would have more to contribute as a father, grandfather, author, member of the community and a beloved son of Dartmouth.  Our relationship goes back to 1974, when I joined Joey and our fraternity brothers in The Lodge.  He was a friend and brother since those days...with many great memories.  

I know he's in a good place now.  He earned it.  May he RIP.  

Marty (Chugger) Cole

+ Terri Cole

My heartfelt condolences go out to the whole family, unbounded,  and their many close friends.  The whole Gleason family is a caring, smart, Delightful force.  Joe's talent was in many areas, one of which was to paint a vivid picture in his writing and move others to read it.  He will be greatly missed  by all.  May our caring and remembrances carry them through this unexpected and difficult time.

Gerrie Storch