Joe somehow combined genius with a intellectual curiosity and a fantastic ability to explain and hold people's attention. On top of that, he was an incredibly p

Joe somehow combined genius with a intellectual curiosity and a fantastic ability to explain and hold people's attention. On top of that, he was an incredibly pleasant person--down to Earth, funny, perceptive, genuinely kind. The whole package. It's a heavy loss. I wish I had written him while I could have to tell him what a great presence he was... Goodbye, Joe.