Josh Masters

September  30th, 1969 October  8th, 2024
Josh Masters

In October, we lost an amazing person.

In November, more than 70 of us gathered virtually to connect, celebrate, and share memories, photos, and sadness.
Perhaps this site can help us continue to connect--with each other, and with Josh.

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What memory will you share?


February 1, 2025
[This was from someone who knew Josh well in the past few years -- and gave me permission to share. They are referring to Josh's love for Puerto Rico and, apparently, a little beach town called Rincon. Look closely at the tree in the photo that this person shared...]

--As a born and raised puertorrican, who still visits her home at least once a year, I hadn’t gone to Ricon since I was a little girl. Visiting Rincon not only reminded me of him, it changed me. I could see the beauty of the town, the beach, the people; through eyes that focused in the organic beauty of a mini paradise lost in time.
Jake Mattox
January 25, 2025
(Well now I’ve done it: I set up this page, vowed to be the first to offer a memory, and I’m sitting here not sure what to say.)

Which brings me to pilgrimages.

Josh was always up for them: spontaneous or not, just a chance to get in the car and have some fun. And find an outlet for restlessness. We were in our late teens (early 20s?) for each of the ones below. I was going to rank them in terms of how successful they were. But there’s no need: Each was a triumph.

Like …
--Late one night suddenly deciding we absolutely and immediately had to get out of Illinois, driving three hours to cross the Mississippi, setting foot in Iowa, and driving right back. (Why Iowa when Wisconsin was closer? Good question. Beats me.)
--Or Josh learning one day that a cool British punk-ish band called The Fall, which I had never heard of, would be playing at a festival in Milwaukee, driving up only to find that instead it was a band called The Call (with their hit “I Still Believe.” Not our jam).
--Or one day deciding to drive to Dixon, IL, the birthplace of Ronald Reagan. See image below for our attempt at meaningful political statement.

(In other words: I wanted to set the bar pretty low. Don’t feel pressure–-share what you can.)
Jake Mattox
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