JoePa Has Passed Away
Beloved by his Family, Loved by his Students, Respected by
his Peers
Joseph Vincent
“Joe” “JoePa” Paterno passed away at 9:25am on January 22,
2012.
Todd Blackeledge,
quarterback of our Nittany Lions for the 1982 National Championship season: “No
one individual has ever done more for a university anywhere in the country than
what Joe Paterno did for this school.”
In their statement announcing his death, his family shared:
"His loss leaves a void in our lives that will never be filled…He was a
man devoted to his family, his university, his players and his community.”
During his 61-year tenure at Penn State, JoePa made an
impact in many areas. He and Sue Paterno
raised millions of dollars to expand the Pattee Library; he coached the Nittany
Lions to 433 wins, a National Championship and a Big Ten Championship. Joe earned awards for Humanitarianism,
Sportsmanship, multiple Coach of the Year Awards and was awarded entrance in to
the College Football Hall of Fame.
The Board of Trustees fired Joe from Penn State on November
9, 2011 when a Grand Jury investigating the child abuse allegations against
Joe’s former assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky, determined Joe hadn’t done enough
in 2001 to follow-up on reports to him about suspected abuse. The investigation is ongoing, but you can
“Like” the Support Joe Paterno Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-Joe-Paterno/183522358398264.
The funeral
arrangements include two public viewings at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. The first viewing is scheduled on Tuesday,
Jan. 24 from 1:00-11:00 p.m. and the second viewing is scheduled on Wednesday,
Jan. 25 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00pm. There
will be a private funeral service Wednesday, January 25 at 2:00 p.m.
Following the
funeral service, at approximately 3:00pm, a procession will travel from the
Pasquerilla Spiritual Center to the Spring Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, where
the burial will be private.
On Thursday, Jan.
26, a public memorial service, “A Memorial For Joe” will be held at 2:00 p.m.
in the Bryce Jordan Center.
Please post your
comments on our page. Here is a link to
the full obituary for Joe Paterno.
WE ARE…PENN STATE!
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