Please accept my most sincere condolences to the entire family for your loss of such a good man, and wonderful person. I worked with Joe at Lipton for a couple of decades, and we always had a harmonious relationship, even though we were on opposite sides of the corporation. I worked in Manufacturing, and Joe was the tsar of Quality, that alone could spell confrontation. But, we each understood and respected our corporate responsibilities and solved the problems in in a professional manner. It was a pleasure working with Joe, He will be missed at the annual Lipton Ambassador's luncheon. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Respectfully Larry Wilson