Hearing through several sources and it has been confirmed that Joe Martins of Pt. Jude has passed away. No details as yet but this is truly sad news. Joe was a great guy and I for one was happy to know him. Condolences to his family and many friends. RIP Joe.

Wow,sad news,Joe was a great guy. He might of been the first guy I met on these forums,many moons ago.

Nooooooo! I just saw him last week. Looked totally fine.

I'm speechless
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Sad news indeed... one of the good guys. RIP Joe.

I just saw this on Facebook I'm at a loss for words

Praying for him and his family

Super guy...so sad. RIP.

Oh no.

Wtf ....I,ve gone to watch him played a few times .great guy ,.,

I am very saddened by this. Joe was truly a great guy.

Thoughts and prayers out to his family and friends. Let us know if you need anything Jeff.

Godspeed Joe.

Wow. Rest in peace Joe. So Sorry for your loss Jeff.
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OMG this is horrible news
I am shocked
Joe is the best
very very sorry to hear this

Very Sad news
Another Family friend gone early
WTF
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Very very sad news. Great guy. So sad to hear this. RIP Joe.
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Very sad one of the best....condolences to his family.
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Great guy. Great loss. Sincere condolences Jeff and family.

Condolences to Jeff. Joe was one of the good guys. Crazy news.
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Ugh
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Another one of those "wished i'd taken a few more moments out of my busy life to talk to that dude and now i regret i didn't" kind of guys. Life sucks a little more every time some one catches their last one
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Had the pleasure of getting to know Joe and his brother Jeff through doing the Plum Island Show and Rissa for a few years.....great, great people and I am so happy I got to enjoy some great time with Joe and with Jeff. My deepest condolences go out to Joes family and to his brother Jeff.......just no words for this loss. Too young. You just never know I guess.

Wow, that sucks. Joe was a great guy and very generous. Condolences to his family and friends.
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a kind and gentle soul.....he was always happy to see you, it will be hard not to see him...

I am blown away. Loss for words.

RIP Joe.

I was crushed to hear of Joe's passing. He was way too young and full of life. Joe was an accomplished sax player, blues man, lure manufacturer, angler, and one of the most even tempered, warm hearted souls I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.

My heart and prayers go out to his family and friends. RIP Joe.

RIP Joe

Oh man. Joe was a great guy. Always enjoyed talking to him at shows, tournaments, etc. This sucks. Thoughts and prayers to Jeff and rest of the family.
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What terrible news. Feel lucky to have known Joe and thoughts and prayers to Jeff, family and friends.
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Very sad news. :(

He and Jeff were always a bright spot at RISSA

I am sad
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I have had the pleasure of knowing Joe for a long time. We shared so many laughs and good times. I never heard Joe say a bad thing about anyone. He was the true definition of a gentleman and will sorely be missed by all. My heart goes out to Jeff. Say hello to the mustache man Point Jude Joe.
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Damn... RIP Joe
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Well said Dangles. Joe was a class above the rest. A gentle kind man who was one hell of a saxophone player
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Sad to Learn of Another good man
passing over way to soon
My Condolences to all.

Sad news for sure. We went to school together, played street hockey as kids. Lost track of each other then had a chance meeting at a local tackle shop after my time in the USN. Been good friends ever since.

Geez I didn't realize who this was until I saw the photo on the front page. I met him a bunch of times at the RISAA shows. He would always have a booth near ours. A great guy, always remembered me even though we hardly knew one another. Sold me my first pack of Point Jude lures. Sad to see this guy go.
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Very sad knew the family very well pretty much all my life. Condolences to Jeff, his mom and the family.
His two passions were fishing and music. A lot of you knew him from fishing but I knew him from both. Here's a couple of clips from Joe having fun. RIP Sax Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwkYaLvKJHg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E_UnhCT7Ww

Enjoyed talking to him the half dozen times our paths crossed.
A kind soul.
Sad. Rest in peace.
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What a shock - sad news indeed. My condolences to friends and family.

Yeah, way too soon. I never got to see him play. Rest easy Joe.
Rick

Unreal.

Joe was the very nicest,kindest person I have ever met in my life.Brings thoughts of Chuck back to me.

I also didn't know him by name, saw the fab post then went to the home page and realized who he was.
So sad, RIP
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Thank You for all the kind words about Joe during this tough time.

Jeff

Best to you Jeff......Joe was a great guy and those who knew him will never forget him.

one of the truly genuine men I have known

My condolences Jeff

RIP Joe

Truly a great person. Glad to have seen him play live a few times. A great loss to the community as a whole. Prayers for Jeff and his family, we'll keep you in our thoughts.
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All I'm thinking about is all the fun we had at RISAA 10 years ago when Pt. Jude, Tattoo, Van Staal (Craig), & Habs all had booths in the same Isle It was like a Block party,

When I would talk to Joe he would always ask where I was going to be fishing and send me a care package with tips on how to fish what he sent.

Jeff I am so sorry for your loss

Janette and I are both shocked and saddened. Our condolences to you Jeff and the rest of the family.
Godspeed Joe, join John and the Crafty One in the endless tight lines to the Blues that you loved.

That sucks. Great people an fun to shoot the bull with.Damn. RIP guy

Sorry to hear. My condolences to his family and friends.
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What a sad message to get from Eben when he let me know. Joe was one of the good ones, and will be missed! Condolences to Jeff and the rest of the Martins clan

I am saddened beyond words.... Thoughts and prayers.

While searching for Joe's service information, I discovered the family lost his brother, John, also suddenly, at 49 in 2008. Wishing the family much strength through trying times.....

Probably the nicest and kindest soul ever had a pleasure of calling a friend. What a shock and loss for the fishing community and his family
Rest in Peace ……you will be missed by many
Condolences to the family and friends

He truly cared about others and it made him special. You could feel it whenever you talked to him.

Such a loss. Joe was always so generous, especially to the next generation. My son has a stash of hats and tins from every visit to RISSA, etc...

Can't be true. So sad. Was honored to fish with Joe on several occassions in Newport and we talked routinely. Kindest man I knew. Always went out of his way to drop off tins for my son Luke and never took money from me. Jeff, my sincere condolences to you and the entire Martin family. Im sorry for your loss.
Kevin Johnson

Can't be true. So sad. Was honored to fish with Joe on several occassions in Newport and we talked routinely. Kindest man I knew. Always went out of his way to drop off tins for my son Luke and never took money from me. Jeff, my sincere condolences to you and the entire Martin family. Im sorry for your loss.
Kevin Johnson

Hey Kev, long time man.

Throwback Pic! My first albie on PJ sandeel. Thanks Joe!

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condolences the the family. I too always enjoyed talking to him at the various shows - he took the time to share his vast knowledge and you could tell it was genuine. RIP

I'm saddened by this news. This is a tragic loss. Joe was one of the great ones. He will be missed.

90.3 is doing a tribute to joe right now.
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So sad. What a great guy. :(

Condolences to his friends and family. He was always extremely friendly and nice to talk to when I would see him at the shows.
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I am just seeing this. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.

Really sad to hear this. I met him at RISSA a few times always a nice guy. WIsh i could have seen him play with the band.

Very sad. Nice guy. RIP
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THIS IS A SHOCK !! Joe is one of the best people i have ever met . I have nothing but good memories of talks we had and times I spent with Joe and Jeff .

Jeff
I'm truly sorry for your losses . You and Joe had a great relationship , one to be cherished forever . If you ever want to talk send me a pm . God Bless You and your Family Jeff

Joe
It was a great pleasure to be able to call you Friend . God Bless You Friend RIP