“We've known for really the last couple of years, but not exactly when it would happen. He'd said in the next year or so he'd like to go back to teaching.”
“This is in honor of what he's done for Odessa and for Odessa College. There's no remuneration. It's just an honorary title. But it's one he deserves.”
“Joe met in here for many, many years with the Optimist Club, and he was on the board a long time. We mentioned this to him before he passed away, and he said he was very, very honored.”