Friday, October 7, 2022
During Joe's tenure as Social Studies Department Chairman (1984-99) the two of us were officemates. We shared/discussed many varied topics over these fifteen years, from societal and educational changes to raising children and Notre Dame football. Joe was fiercely proud of being Irish, a union member, and especially a good husband, Dad and grandpa to his family. During all this time, I never heard Joe swear or speak negatively about someone behind their back. It was Joe's character and professionalism that made him uniquely and universally respected by administrators, fellow teachers and students alike. How he lived his life mattered, and he will be missed by those who knew him.