From Joe's wife Colleen:

". . . I am sad to say Joe passed away very suddenly on December 3, 2022. We were on our way home from a relaxing week's vacation when he started to have trouble breathing. I pulled over and called for an ambulance, but he passed before they got to us. It was a total shock."

Classmate Bob Maxwell remembers Joe:

Joe used to be known as Joe West before he discovered his birth name was really Lentini. He was a really nice guy who always had a smile and laugh. He will be missed.