Posted by Bruce Coldsmith on July 16, 2006 at 14:02:39:
Our son Joel, 22, recently passed away. A lot of you know Joel from the races he ran or helped with growing up. He was most recently a course marshall for the L'Arche marathon.
We miss him greatly.
There will be a veiwing from 1-3 at Pinecrest on Dauphin Island Parkway, the service will be at three, and a wake/reception following at our house.
Joel Richard Jackson Labbe, loved since November 26, 1983, missed since July 12, 2006.
Joel, your 22 trips around the sun were so filled with life,
You made us laugh and you made us cry
And you made us all love you.
I see you in your car now,
Seat back, music loud, smiling that smile
Today the only day that mattered,
Giving your best the only way to live.
You took such great joy in the here and now,
The project, the challenge, the broken.
Nothing you couldn't make,
Nothing you couldn't fix.
You did not go quietly into the night;
Knowing we loved you is our only way to say goodbye
Now we know you are with the Light.
Joel, I don't know the girls who've kissed
our very own Expertologist,
All I know are the hearts you've touched,
And one of them was mine
Mom (aka Elise), Dre, Cos, Calley, Ross and Bruce