Below are some Facebook comments left on my Facebook page for Joseph M. Plasko, Joe, aka Mr. Tamaqua. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Parker - Cannot believe he's gone. Lynn Clemson Bannan - Oh no! Prayers are with his family. Kelly McArdle McGlinchey - Prayers go out to his family. Rose Marie Beck - My heart goes out to his family. Joe will be missed by all. Yes, he was a wonderful person. Darlene Fenstermacher - Joe was a great person and will be missed by all. Can't believe it. Kathy Jones Kropp - Wow, that is sad. Prayers for the family. Wayne Fritzinger - What a great guy. He will be missed. Karen Gallo Wittig - Shocking. Way too young. He will be truly missed! What a great guy. Thoughts and prayers to Joes family. Stacy Derr Walker - Omg! so sad. So sad :( This is why you live life for today because life is SO fragile. RIP Joe. I just saw him sitting proudly at the girls basketball game - round 2 at Hamburg, doing a great job reporting as he always did. Frank Walton - What sad news! He was a great guy. Karen Wood - Prayers to his family. Paul Lynn - Wow, what a great guy. God's best to all in this time of loss. Donette Miller - OMG, prayers to his family. Brenda Ford - Sorry to hear. Prayers go out to his family. Linda Kmetz Rice - What sad news.... The Tamaqua area has lost a great friend. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Kat Fredericks Arner - Prayers go out to his family he will be missed. Michelle Ansbach - Omg this is so sad! My prayers are with the family. Kelly Keich Surotchak - My prayers are with his family!!! This will be a big loss to the community!!! Shelly Turner Bonser - Omg.... So very sad My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Dawn Yacovelli - I just heard the news. My thoughts and prayers are with Donna and her family. Joe will be so deeply missed by everyone. Heather Mertz Eltringham - So so sad he will be missed, thoughts and prayers go out to his family...my he rest in peace. Karen Romano-Ryan - How tragic:(( . Prayers to his family. Bonnie Bailey Steinbrunn - OMG!!! I am so sorry to hear this. He was such a great guy. Thank you for letting us know Andy. My prayers go out to his family. Sheri Beltz - What a tragedy! Thank you. We will certainly keep them all in our prayers. Cathy Higgins - He will be missed by many. My thoughts are with his family and friends. Helen Lehman - Prayers go out for the family. So very sad. He was a very good reporter.God help the family,friends and coworkers cope with their loss. Kimberly Latham - Did not he was sick. He was a great man. This is Jesse. Our prayers are with the family. God bless Rest in peace joe. Aaron Dotson - R.I.P Joe! You will be greatly missed for all you have done for the area and as a wonderful person. Suze Birdsall - He will be missed, God Bless. Kelly Gibble Shutter - Sending prayers to his family. Joseph Zaprazny - RIP my friend not goodbye see you later. Justin Startzel - I am speechless! Wow! The entire family and friends of Mr. Plasko are definitely in my thoughts and prayers! Gary Kryzymalski - RIP JOE U WILL BE MISSED. Jeannine Ann Carroll - This is such a schock, He was a wonderful man and will be truely missed. I will keep his family in my prayers. Samantha Nedley - Prayers to all his family. Brigette Collins Holland - Sad :( prayers tothe family. Jeffrey Fennimore - Ya he will be missed R.I.P Joe. Matthew Holmberg - So sad. He was responsible for getting my national guard band an opportunity to perform in town at the middle school Just a very nice guy. Andrew Leibenguth - Here is the Times News story about Joe: http://www.tnonline.com/node/183508. Morgan Jones Jr - Joe was a great neighbor. No doubt he is reporting now in heaven. Andrew Leibenguth - Joe got my first photo in the paper when I joined the Marines many years ago. Ten years later, after my return from a combat tour in Iraq, I found myself struggling with PTSD, depression and having trouble adjusting back to normal life. After many motivating conversations with Joe, he convinced me to write stories and take photos for the TIMES NEWS, knowing that it would keep my mind on more positive things. Little did I know, writing for the TIMES NEWS turned out to be my therapy. I owe Joe so much for how much he has helped me. Joe has always been involved with so many community activities, ranging from the Tamaqua YMCA, chamber of commerce, parades, and sporting events. He's an amazing man who will never be forgotten by all the thousands of people he's helped through the TIMES NEWS and many organizations he volunteered with. Boy, did he love Tamaqua and Tamaqua definitely loves him. Jean Romig Holmberg - This is so hard to believe. He was truly one of a kind. A good and honest man. Roxanne Farrell - It's really gonna be weird not seeing him around. How sad. :( Prayers for all of his family. Jean Romig Holmberg - I was so shocked when Josh told me! He was a great guy! Praying for Donna, his family, friends & co-workers. Timothy M Stahl - Terrible news. Patricia Eisenberg - He was a great man and he was so young He will be missed. Judy VanHorn Zehner - He will be greatly missed! Dale Freudenberger - I was sorry to learn of Joe Plasko's death. He died way too young. We will miss him! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit Joe's Facebook profile to view many more: http://www.facebook.com/jplasko Joe, you'll be missed by so many. Rest in peace my friend. Andrew Leibenguth