"Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you."-- Elbert Hubbard
I consider JoGPS a good friend. He was very helpful to us when we started caching and has continued to be supportive as we decided to form our Jackson Area Geocachers group.
Today I received the sad news that he has decided to step down from his responsibilities with GC.com as a Volunteer Reviewer.
Though I don't know all the reasons behind his decision, I do respect it. I have a few ideas, but I'll keep them to myself.
I can't begin to name all of the things Joe has done for our hobby of geocaching, but besides his role as a Volunteer Reviewer, a few of his other contributions are serving as a Moderator on the GC.com forums, liason for geocachers with the Nashville Parks and Recreation department, formation of the second oldest geocaching organization in the world where he has served as officer many times, worked as a liason with the Tennessee State Parks and many other agencies to help make them friendly to geocachers.
He has hidden more caches and hosted more events than I care to count, and was instrumental in the formation of what has become the biggest geocaching event, the first Mega Event, GeoWoodstock. I was glad to be there with him when it was announced in Texas that GeoWoodstock would be the worlds first Mega Event
Joe says he is ready to be able to enjoy caching again and I'm glad for him on that, but will sure miss him as a Tennessee reviewer.
Good luck to you Joe//JoGPS//MaxCacher
1 comment:
Very well said. We will miss Joe is his role as a reviewer, but perhaps we will get to see him more now that he won't be spreading himself so thin.
He truly is "one of a kind" as most friends are!!!
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