Obituary

Joseph (Joe) Just

August 12, 1937-

March 29, 2020

Joseph (Joe) Just passed away in Waitsburg, Wash., on March 29, 2020.

Joseph Just was born in Rochester, N. Y. to Joseph Anthony and Minnie (Nellis) Just on August 12, 1937. He attended St. Michaels School in Penn Yan, NY, Penn Yan Academy, Cortland State Teacher's College, majoring in Education, and Geneseo State Teacher's College, majoring in Speech and Drama. Joe played football in High School and College and also played Semi-Pro Lacrosse for a local Box Lacrosse team.

While attending Geneseo State, Joe married the girl of his dreams, Virginia (Ginny) Foley, on August 25, 1958, in Geneseo, N.Y. God blessed Joe and Ginny with four children: Mary J Hutsell (Randy), Joseph A Just (Rexanne), James C Just (Polly), and Jason D Just (Stacy); grandchildren: Katie, Miranda, Seth, Eli, Meg, Kate, Aubrey, Logan and David; and great-grandchildren: Declan, Farrah and Haiden.

From a very early age, Joe found himself addicted to fishing. He was always finding new and different areas to fish. Over the years, he fished in eleven different states, including Alaska, four different territories in Canada and even a rare opportunity in Ireland. It became such a great part of his life that he eventually found himself in the fishing tackle industry and made a career in both sales and development of numerous tackle items and lures.

Before retiring, Joe was involved with the Valley Comedy Company in Sunnyside, Wash., where he used his singing voice along with his native ability as an actor to play several parts in the company's annual musical comedy performances. Joe also wrote articles for model airplane hobby magazines. He wrote and published four novels.

Joe's real love of his life was his friend, partner and guide, Ginny. There was not a day of his life that he didn't thank God for having put Ginny in his. Joe smiled daily and remembered what he and Ginny decided to have engraved on their cemetery plot's stone "Holding Hands Forever". As Joe approached the end of his life, he often quoted an old Italian motto to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren "Mani in su mento in giù" (hands up, chin down).