I am one of the newest newbies to this site, but I was 5 in 1982 and grew up with Joe. After seeing everyones "I support Outrider" add-ons to their avatars, I got curious and did some research here and what I found was heartbreaking-------his poor widow. Plus, he had talent for real. Sometimes when an artist passes away, their life's work can sometimes get (not to be mean) sort of over-rated, but this guy actually DESERVES all the kudos he's gotten! I actually did click on "See all of Outrider's Images" one day and went through ALL the pages of gems & I agree with Tracker's idea of making like a Hall-Of-Fame "wing" or section to this website for the Outrider.

I also think I commented on some of his pics when I first joined-up here, before I knew he had died. I meant no disrespect or pain to his wife, but rather just wanted to compliment the work, which I guess is called "bumping" his images, which to me seems more of an honor by keeping his memory/work alive than an insult of bringing up a sad topic, but I won't pretend to have ever met him in person or otherwise - a lot of you all knew him and some probably knew him real well, and I'll defer to whatever the veterans here feel is right to do regarding "bumping" an Outrider pic from now-on.

My heart-felt sympathies to his wife - that was very loving of you to take those Crimson Guard pics for him after he left - you are very honorable and loyal to him.