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In Memory of
Joseph Charles
Atencio
1952 - 2017
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Joe Giacomelli

In 2008-2009, I had the honor of living with Joe in the Morin House (La Puente) for a year. Joe was an incredibly generous person, always looking out for his friends, fellow volunteers, and strangers too. We bonded over our shared love of history (especially military and political history - he loved Cornelius Ryan) and baseball (he was a longtime Dodgers fan). After I left Alamosa, Joe often sent me packages. Usually, they contained a few history books, filled with annotations he had added on post-it notes. Many of these notes were absolutely hilarious - Joe had a great sense of humor: we shared a lot of laughs along with our other housemates Wayne and Matt. He was particularly fond of the "Godfather" line, "Take the gun, leave the cannoli." I will always miss Joe's humor, kindness, and warmth. He touched a lot of people's lives. Rest in peace, my friend. -"G-Man"
Wednesday April 12, 2017 at 10:30 pm
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