Met Colonel Joe at a Daytona Beach community college in '81 when, as I remember, he was the Chief Pilot for Rosie O’Gradys Bar in Orlando. He showed film of himself and talked about his career particularly Excelsior. As I was a skydiver then he spoke of a world for which, at the time, he was the only traveler. US Parachute Association did a story long ago about him (The Highest Step in the World) and the signed picture from it is framed on my wall. A right lively guy who was a pretty good speaker. RIP, Colonel.