Nearly two weeks since you’ve gone... my brother, best friend and an absolute legend. I still can’t come to terms that I’ll never get another ridiculous late night phone call to tell me about nothing or you turning up at mine any hour of the day demanding to cook whatever I have in the fridge I’ll be forever grateful for the hilarious (made up) memory you told me about just last month! I will never stop laughing just like we did when you told me. I’ll never, ever forget the fine/stupid times we had; the (inebriated) ministry of funny walks down Cowley Road during carnival, the endless laughs, weekends of no sleep, your heroic journey back to Oxfordshire during Glastonbury to work and then rush back to carry on and everything else I’ll never forget Thank you brother for all the great memories and I promise this summer I’ll make as much food from the BBQ book you got me just like we said we’d do together this year Sleep tight my brother, I’ll miss you for all eternity. A wonderful friend, loving father, son, brother and uncle taken far too soon 😢 One last time Joseph... “sugary flapjacks are what I’m looking for” Love you Broseph

It’s hard to know where to start, when talking about Joseph. We are so different in so many ways, but also very alike in others. In hindsight, our similarities are probably due to a mixture of growing up and aspiring to be creative like him, and having a big brother selfless enough to share his world and love of catering with me. From here, I was lucky enough to share the love of food with my brother- the best memories I have with Jose is of us smashing a busy service, shoulder to shoulder- which is probably the only time anyone has ever seen him move as if he had a rocket up his backside. We had lived together- a memory that we share and I’ll never forget. Living together came with its challenges, but no one could ever stay cross with Joseph for long. Although we didn’t live together for all the right reasons, nights binge watching TV and talking nonsense will always surpass any of those challenges, combined. My children were fortunate enough to spend time with Jose, and I’m fortunate to be blessed with a spirited niece, who we can share stories and memories of Joseph with, as she grows. One thing has became apparent since Joseph’s passing and that is that he is loved by so many people around the world. We’ve had floods of messages from strangers telling us how Jose has impacted their lives. The underlying theme of all the messages is how funny, talented and awesome he is – and although Joseph’s time has been cut short, I again, feel fortunate that we have shared 33 years with such an amazing brother, dad, son, grandson, partner, uncle and friend. Jose and I love the comedian Greg Davies, he had spoken about loss and trying to find an epitaph – he says, “it’s impossible to sum a human up with a pithy ‘thing”. As I scrolled through our last messages for some inspiration, I realised, that is completely true. However, something stopped me in my tracks, made me laugh, and I feel this is the closest to summing Joseph up in an epitaph. As usual, I was giving out to him and he told me “chill out, littlun”. I believe Joseph would be giving us the same advice if he were able to now- he’d not want us to dwell on his passing, rather focus on the fact that it won’t hurt like this forever. We’ll all miss you dearly Jose, and I’ll wait for the day we can stand shoulder to shoulder again. Maddy (aka Maggot)

❤️Joseph❤️ We have weathered many storms of life And shed too Many tears But also, so much Laughter Throughout your 33 years God must have thought us special, To give us someone like you To share many precious moments To last a lifetime through Our hearts are breaking, and full of pain But we know, one day we will meet again You were loved by so many, near and far So shine bright Joseph, Our beautiful Star 🌟 ❤️Your Mum❤️

Dear Claire, Will and Maddy, we will miss Joseph. We are so very sorry for your loss. Still can`t believe we will never see him again. If our hugs were strong enough to take away your pain, we would start now and never stop. Stay strong. Lots of Love, Maria, Robert, Vanessa & Tanja ♥♥♥♥

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I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.