His pets

There were many. More than the photos here could begin to show but he loved them all, and they him. From Jasper, a beloved and possessive Manx cat to Jason, Jasmine, Tigger, Reb, Miss Kitty, & CC his cats were like kids and whatever they needed or wanted, was provided.
The dogs were always there as well. Mister, Skeeter, Chessie, Jake, Chelsea, Taz, Billie Sue, Ena, and several that adopted him as theirs were always at his feet and wanted to be there beside him or perhaps on him.
Murdock was perhaps the most unique. A Sun Conure that he'd gotten his oldest son named after a Dole Pineapple client after his trip to the Hawaiian island of Lanai providing preliminary designs to convert the island from a farm to tourist. He inherited Murdock and some thirty years later the little orange squawker passed while waiting on Papa Joe to get home.
Animals always provide intimate details about a person and Joe A Gayle Jr. was no exception.