Joe Benhardt Reinke

I swear I was blessed when I worked at Chamomile, I got to meet some of the coolest people that lived there, Joe being one of my favorites when he moved in. He always had a story to tell or an off the wall joke and couldn’t always put a smile on your face. He was one of a kind, he had so many paintings an a story for every one of them, he was so proud that when he was younger he taught himself how to paint on feathers and I don’t mean small painting I mean in detail portrait paintings on feathers. I watched him paint himself on a pumpkin one year and in February I had to beg to throw it out and he told me no it’s still good!!! We hung out a lot together, it was never a job it was a friendship. I missed him when I left but stopped by when I could to see him. I wish now I would have stopped by more. I’ll miss you Joe, you will forever be in my heart. Rest in Paradise, paint pictures in the sky!

Thanks Joe, for all the good memories. with love, Jeff and Karen