Joe grew up there with his seven siblings and family. He loved living there.
He graduated high school in Fall City in 1952.
Joe worked for the Oregon State Forestry Service as a timber engineer beginning in high school. He spent most of his life involved in and working in the forestry industry.
His favorite place was in the woods. He was also a Tillamook Sheriff Deputy and Rockaway Beach Police Officer for a number of years. Joe was also very civic minded and spent over 30 years as a Tillamook City Council Member.
Joe married the love of his life, Betty Lorrain Cole-Martin on June 2, 1971.