Author Topic: RIP Joe Hammeke (Read 12700 times)

bongboarder420 · « **on:** April 04, 2021, 03:38:53 PM »

photographer joe hammeke had a heart attack friday and is in the ICU. link for gofundme below

https://www.gofundme.com/f/joe-hammeke-family-support-fund?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

lydius · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2021, 03:45:48 PM »

donated. Hammeke is a real one, hope he fights through this.

BugleBites · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2021, 03:57:54 PM »

This is not how I wanted to find out. Joe is a good friend. Fingers crossed for him, will definitely be donating when I get home. :'(

Dorje Drolo · « **Reply #3 on:** April 04, 2021, 07:08:43 PM »

Fuck man, that's so terrible. Donating now, hoping for a strong recovery.

bigdave · « **Reply #4 on:** April 04, 2021, 07:44:28 PM »

Awful. Hit that go fund me link. Best to him and his family.

Sonny Paluso · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2021, 03:10:44 AM »

done. sending positive vibes

peacepappies · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2021, 03:41:20 AM »

All the best of luck to him

the US is definitely my least fav 3rd world country

Sidewalk Funk. · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2021, 08:17:28 AM »

Never have met him, but have heard so many great things about Joe. Hoping the best for him and his family.

banksandledges · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2021, 09:15:22 AM »

Sending good vibes to Joe and his family, hoping everyone can help out if possible as I'm sure the bill will be astronomical. It sounds cliche but he truly is one of the nicest people you could ever wish to meet.

Madam, I'm Adam · « **Reply #9 on:** April 05, 2021, 08:44:41 PM »

Donated a little. I was always appreciative of his photos and articles. He called skateboarders the greatest people in the world in one Thrasher article, and even though that's a simple statement that some could argue against, it was heartwarming to me when I was a kid.

Badmeaningood · « **Reply #10 on:** April 06, 2021, 06:26:46 AM »

This is truly awful, having to deal with stage 4 esophageal cancer on top of this :'(

banksandledges · « **Reply #11 on:** April 06, 2021, 06:38:44 AM »

Oh man. I totally missed the part about cancer. Many many good vibes going his way from me, praying for you Joe!!!

bigdave · « **Reply #12 on:** April 06, 2021, 06:43:44 AM »

Woke up to this update. Awful.

Here is a note from Jess:

Dear friends -

Thank you for the overwhelming show of support for my husband Joe and our family. It’s difficult to express how much love we feel without choking up. We are incredibly grateful to the skateboarding and teamster community for spreading the word about Joe and sending messages of love, healing and support as well as donations.

As you can imagine we are in a state of shock but are doing our best to maintain. We are lucky to be surrounded by close family who have flown out to be with us. Joe’s parents and mine are here helping us cope and communicate with Joe’s doctors. Ansel and Taliesin are having a tough time without daddy but are hanging in.

It was important to Joe to get a handle on the situation before sharing more detail but it seems time. Joe was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer two weeks ago. He was prescribed a course of chemo to start at home. It was this medication that Joe reacted to resulting in a heart attack. Joe is currently in a medically induced coma. Doctors are monitoring him and trying to assess his situation. They're hoping to ween him off of sedation but there’s a lot that we won't know until more testing can be done.

Thank you again for your love and support, please keep sending positive thoughts our way. We’ll continue to update as we know more.

Love,

Jessica

DaleSr · « **Reply #13 on:** April 06, 2021, 09:46:38 AM »

Fuck, i met him a few times and he was always super kind. What a horrible thing to find out

Fongstarr. · « **Reply #14 on:** April 06, 2021, 10:47:52 AM »

Ugh....that is so terrible to read. Just cause I sort of went through that with my dad this past month. Hopefully it is a misdiagnosis for the cancer. Medical industry can be really off at times and I hope that is the case.

Also I hope he has some sort of medical coverage cause if not, this GoFundMe is going to really pay a lot.

blurst_of_times · « **Reply #15 on:** April 07, 2021, 06:12:39 AM »

Quote from: bigdave on April 06, 2021, 06:43:44 AM

Woke up to this update. Awful.

Here is a note from Jess:

Dear friends -

Thank you for the overwhelming show of support for my husband Joe and our family. It’s difficult to express how much love we feel without choking up. We are incredibly grateful to the skateboarding and teamster community for spreading the word about Joe and sending messages of love, healing and support as well as donations.

As you can imagine we are in a state of shock but are doing our best to maintain. We are lucky to be surrounded by close family who have flown out to be with us. Joe’s parents and mine are here helping us cope and communicate with Joe’s doctors. Ansel and Taliesin are having a tough time without daddy but are hanging in.

It was important to Joe to get a handle on the situation before sharing more detail but it seems time. Joe was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer two weeks ago. He was prescribed a course of chemo to start at home. It was this medication that Joe reacted to resulting in a heart attack. Joe is currently in a medically induced coma. Doctors are monitoring him and trying to assess his situation. They're hoping to ween him off of sedation but there’s a lot that we won't know until more testing can be done.

Thank you again for your love and support, please keep sending positive thoughts our way. We’ll continue to update as we know more.

Love,

Jessica

Fuck, this is terrible.

Idk · « **Reply #16 on:** April 08, 2021, 07:43:10 AM »

I don’t think there’s a single skater out there that hasn’t seen a Hammeke picture. Fuck cancer.

Trashcon · « **Reply #17 on:** April 08, 2021, 10:01:53 AM »

Damn. That is rough. Strong and positive thoughts to him and his family. Let's hope they're able to raise their goal and more.

Frank · « **Reply #18 on:** April 08, 2021, 12:18:28 PM »

fuck cancer

hope he pulls through this

bongboarder420 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 13, 2021, 02:33:32 PM »

RIP :'( fuck cancer

http://www.instagram.com/p/CNnxDvvrWa3/?igshid=13o4kpd3yz0ft

Bubblegum Tate · « **Reply #20 on:** April 13, 2021, 02:35:17 PM »

R.I.P.

Frank · « **Reply #21 on:** April 13, 2021, 02:47:16 PM »

assvogel · « **Reply #22 on:** April 13, 2021, 02:48:08 PM »

So damn sad, wish the best for his family & friends. RIP Hammeke and thanks for all the stoke.

sorry · « **Reply #23 on:** April 13, 2021, 03:34:27 PM »

Ride in peace <3

PlugSkullcandy · « **Reply #24 on:** April 13, 2021, 03:49:35 PM »

RIP

slippy · « **Reply #25 on:** April 13, 2021, 03:57:20 PM »

RIP Joe, thanks for all the work, always BGP in the Arizona videos of my youth. Heart goes out to your family and friends.

Freelancevagrant · « **Reply #26 on:** April 13, 2021, 03:59:43 PM »

A truly devastating loss for skateboarding.

This has been a brutal week and it’s only Tuesday.

pugmaster · « **Reply #27 on:** April 13, 2021, 04:05:27 PM »

What a loss... RIP Joe

Sidewalk Funk. · « **Reply #28 on:** April 13, 2021, 04:11:19 PM »

That was a really nice write-up by Burnett in that post. Brought a tear to my eye reading it. RIP Joe Hammeke

CHONGO · « **Reply #29 on:** April 13, 2021, 04:23:02 PM »

wow.. rest easy

Author Topic: RIP Joe Hammeke (Read 12700 times)

Sonny Paluso