We are sad to announce that our beloved friend and colleague Joe Murphy left us today to his on going battle with leiomyosarcoma. We loved him very much and will be greatly missed in our lives. We bid farewell to a dear and sweet man.
And here is probably the most fitting tribute ever, drawn by Cheyenne Wright. ‘Nuff said.
Tell everyone you know.
Thank you to Leann’s mini-geek army for helping her put this together:
P.G. Holyfield
Chris Miller
Donna Mugavero
Joe has been moved into hospice care and he will not be with us for much longer. That’s about as straightfoward as I can make a very painful and fucked up situation.
During the last Sunday visit, Mike got a call from Leann Mabry regarding getting Penn and Teller to make a visit. She was able to get Teller Joe’s cell phone number and Mike got word that Teller gave Joe a call. They talked for several minutes. Joe had a spark of excitement for the first time in a long while, and we all need to give Leann huge props for pulling this off.
Leann called Mike and told him to check the WI voicemail. There was a message for Joe from Penn. He had called in and left a long, in very Penn fashion, personal message to Joe.
Things are by no means good, but this little bit of excitement today sure made the world a bit better. Thank you Leann.
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Monday Mike took up the message that Penn left on our voicemail line for Joe to listen to.
Joe was in much improved spirits and Mike attributes it all to the conversation that he had with Teller. He was jabbering up a storm and Mike was told several times by his dad and his aunt that Joe talked about it for quite some time.
This is a big change from the last few days where he would only talk to everyone for a couple minutes before asking us to leave so he could rest.
The message that Penn left also brought a smile and some comments of how amazing it was to have them do that for him. Mike and everyone had a long conversation about the well wishes and comments he had been recieving during his time in the hospital, and he was able to relay many of the good thoughts and prayers.
Joe knows that you all care and that you have sent in your love. Just know that your messages have not gone unheard.
As Mike would say “Again, Leann, you dun good!”
