Joseph E. Lake, Jr. (1964 - 2014)

[james_davis_nicoll]

Jay passed this morning, June 1 at 5:45. Lisa and friends were with him. He will be missed.

If you want to make a contribution in Jay’s name, please make it to:
Clayton Memorial Medical Fund
c/o OSFCI
P.O. Box 5703
Portland, Oregon 97228

Comments

[snippy]

Baruch dayan emet. I'm glad his pain his over. I am thinking of my good memories of him.

[nathan helfinstine (from livejournal.com)]

After so long an illness, it's not a surprise, but it's still a tragedy. May the balm of time ease the sorrow of those that loved him.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Never knew him that well.

Even so...

[azarias.livejournal.com]

I don't know what it was like for him at the end -- though I'll find out some day, inevitably -- but based on his efforts of the last few years, he went out kicking and spitting and I'm pretty sure the Reaper's walking funny for a few days. Good job, man. Good job.

[ravenskyewalker.livejournal.com]

*sigh* It's not a surprise, but still sad to hear.

[agent-mimi.livejournal.com]

We all knew it was coming, but I'm still just heartbroken at the news. I guess I had all these unreasonable expectations and hopes that there was still more time. It's a terrible loss.

[w. dow rieder (from livejournal.com)]

I never met him, but I admired his sense of humor while facing what he faced.

[bruce munro (from livejournal.com)]

What a shame. As someone said earlier, fuck cancer.

[seth ellis (from livejournal.com)]

I didn't know him, but it was clear that he faced his long illness with courage and grace.

[mmegaera.livejournal.com]

Unreasonable hopes, yes. I certainly had them on his behalf. Fuck cancer.

[austin-dern.livejournal.com]

Well, that's rotten.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Sad news. May his memory live on.

[zxhrue.livejournal.com]

an instance of the uselessness of words.

[scott-sanford.livejournal.com]

I was a pallbearer for him once, at the wake we held last year. I wouldn't have minded him not needing one for a while longer.