Aug. 31—The Spokesman-Review lost a legend over the weekend.
For many of us, we lost even more — an unforgettable friend and mentor.
When news broke Saturday afternoon that Joe Palmquist — a former longtime sports editor and managing editor at the S-R — had lost his battle to a severe lung disease possibly related to a bone marrow transplant nearly a year ago, tributes and photos flowed back and forth on a group chat that included more than two dozen colleagues.
Joe would have turned 67 in September.
"Couldn't ask for a better friend than Joe," wrote Jeff Jordan, the S-R sports editor who hired most of us, including Palmquist as his ***** istant back in 1988. "On one of those trying days Joe could lift your spirits and send you to a happy place with that wonderful, high-pitched mocking 'are-you-crazy' laugh."
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For many of us, we lost even more — an unforgettable friend and mentor.
When news broke Saturday afternoon that Joe Palmquist — a former longtime sports editor and managing editor at the S-R — had lost his battle to a severe lung disease possibly related to a bone marrow transplant nearly a year ago, tributes and photos flowed back and forth on a group chat that included more than two dozen colleagues.
Joe would have turned 67 in September.
"Couldn't ask for a better friend than Joe," wrote Jeff Jordan, the S-R sports editor who hired most of us, including Palmquist as his ***** istant back in 1988. "On one of those trying days Joe could lift your spirits and send you to a happy place with that wonderful, high-pitched mocking 'are-you-crazy' laugh."
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