Very sorry to learn of Joel's death. My prayes are with Joel's loved ones.
He was a very smart fellow, and the only classes we had together were English and History, none of those higher science and math classes he always took. He had a ready smile, and we had fun square dancing in the gym, and at Methodist Youth Fellowship activities,
Sorry to hear of another classmates passing. Joel and I did a science project together! He did the science part and I constructed the models. We made a good team!
Seeing Joel's picture reminds me of 8th grade when Betty Briar and I were fascinated with butch haircuts - and Joel's in particular! All the hairs were so perfectly even, and we wanted to just touch a butch haircut to see what it felt like. I know......you cannot imagine me being more interested in sitting behind him in Mrs. Mercier's class and looking at the haircut of a good friend from the neighborhood and church than paying attention. I recall finally asking him if we could check it out and he was ok with it, bless his heart. I always enjoyed our friendship and respected him so much. Hey, I took my first two children to him when he was at the Bemidji Clinic! The fact that Bill and I named our son Joel was not after "the Dr." Bill's older sister Rosie had suggested that name if we had a boy. I wanted Daniel, l but Billl had lost a baby brother by that name so he did not want that name.
It is with fond memories that I remember our classmate.
Rae Larson (Piepho)
Very sorry to learn of Joel's death. My prayes are with Joel's loved ones.
He was a very smart fellow, and the only classes we had together were English and History, none of those higher science and math classes he always took. He had a ready smile, and we had fun square dancing in the gym, and at Methodist Youth Fellowship activities,
Rae (Larson) Piepho
Ernie Ashley (Ashley)
Sorry to hear of another classmates passing. Joel and I did a science project together! He did the science part and I constructed the models. We made a good team!
Arlene McKinnon (Antoine)
So Sorry to hear about Joel's passing !!! He was a great friend and a super student too !!! God Bless ~
Carol Glidden (Keckler)
so very sorry of Joel's passing. Believe he was in CA teaching at a hospital last I heard
Judy Hagberg (Kovarik)
Seeing Joel's picture reminds me of 8th grade when Betty Briar and I were fascinated with butch haircuts - and Joel's in particular! All the hairs were so perfectly even, and we wanted to just touch a butch haircut to see what it felt like. I know......you cannot imagine me being more interested in sitting behind him in Mrs. Mercier's class and looking at the haircut of a good friend from the neighborhood and church than paying attention. I recall finally asking him if we could check it out and he was ok with it, bless his heart. I always enjoyed our friendship and respected him so much. Hey, I took my first two children to him when he was at the Bemidji Clinic! The fact that Bill and I named our son Joel was not after "the Dr." Bill's older sister Rosie had suggested that name if we had a boy. I wanted Daniel, l but Billl had lost a baby brother by that name so he did not want that name.
It is with fond memories that I remember our classmate.