Joseph – Putek

Joe had a book in him: he didn’t write it, he lived it. As a kid his love for comic books and reading made Joe look to the horizon for adventure. After graduating from Hamilton College he left for Asia, not speaking any of the languages, and built a life for himself. He lived and traveled in Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Sumatra, Borneo, Manado, Irian Jaya, Napal, Philippines, Laos, Thailand and eventually settled in Kampong Cham, Cambodia where he owned several English schools and a restaurant called the Mekong Crossing. It was a cross between Cheers and a travel agency, with westerners seeking his advise on the lay of the land and getting the added benefit of Joe’s hardy laugh and easygoing nature. Joe didn’t wait for life to happen. He went out to find it: he rode motorcycles through the jungle, went scuba diving in the most exotic locations and once biked across New Zealand by himself. Joe was a dominant force on the football field in East Stroudsburg and taught skiing at Shawnee.rnJoe was the son of Carl and the late Judith Putek and is survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins.rnCome celebrate 45 adventuresome years Sunday, June 13, 1PM at Daley Life Celebration Studio, 1518 Kings Hwy., Swedesboro, NJ 08085. Graveside service Monday 11:00 a.m. Sand Hill Cemetery Bushkill PA.rnDonations to Pocono Heritage Land Trust, Attn: Dawn Gorham, P.O. Box 553, Pocono Pines PA 18350 will be appreciated. rnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrn