| CONDOLENCES (GuestBook) |
| CONDOLENCES (GuestBook) |
6/20/2019 Harriet Burak
Canton, MA, United States
Dear Janet and family.... Mere words do not do justice to describe the enormity of your loss. Please know that I, along with so many other people, truly care and will continue to say prayers that you will be strengthened with the knowledge that Joel was in your lives albeit not as long as we would have all liked. May his memory put a smile on your face and the good times you shared remain in your thoughts.
6/20/2019 Dave & Andrea Martin
Pembroke, MA, United States
With our deepest sympathy- Our thoughts & prayers are with you all at this difficult time.
6/20/2019 Linda G. Dillon
Sharon, MA, USA
I am shocked and heartbroken. I just spoke with him a little more than a week ago. We will all miss him. My sympathies go out to his amazing family - he will be sorely missed. A truly fine person.
6/20/2019 Tom Malames
Safety Harbor, FL,
Dear Janet Susan Ralph and family sending my condolences and prayers for the loss of Joel. May the memories that you have with Joel get you through this most difficult time. He did so much to help others in their time of need.
6/20/2019 Joe Naples
Bradenton , FL,
To everybody in the family our deepest sympathy Joel was a great friend to me for many many years
6/20/2019 SUSAN MCNAMARA NORTON
Stoughton, , USA
Christy and family, I was saddened to hear of Joel's passing. May the love you have for one another help you thru this most difficult time. You all are in our thoughts and prayers.
6/20/2019 Barbara Stein Miller
Canton, MA, USA
I am very sad to hear about Joel’s passing. I always enjoyed seeing him. Please know that I am thinking of you.
6/21/2019 John Thornton
Canton, MA, USA
Old friends
6/21/2019 Nick Marathas
Canton , Ma, United States
Janet and family I’m so sorry for your loss....Joel was an amazing friend who I truly will miss.... caring, loving, sensitive and for ever doing for everyone he came in contact with.... I will miss my friend terribly........Nick Marathas jr.
6/21/2019 Dan Frank
East Weymouth, MA, United States
My deepest sympathy goes out to all.I will always cherish fond memories of Joel growing up in Canton as old classmates and going to the same church as young kids.
6/21/2019 Laurie Melchin Stables
Attleboro, MA, United States
I am so sorry for your loss. Joel was an amazing person who will be missed by all who knew him. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. Rest in peace my friend.
6/21/2019 Steve Linsky
Yarmouth Port, MA, United States
Our family was very lucky to have Joel in our lives for many years. His big smile and easy going personality was always welcome in our home. He will be missed by all. RIP Joel........
6/21/2019 Steve Linsky
Yarmouth Port, MA, United States
Our heartfelt condolences to the entire Pratt family for the loss of your son, brother, uncle, father And Grandfather. Everyone that ever met him totally understands what his loss means to so many..
6/21/2019 Michele Sherman
Framingham, Ma,
Christy, I am so sorry for your loss. My Prayers are with you and your family. Michele Sherman
6/21/2019 Lynn Hover
Randolph, MA,
Janet and family - thinking of you during this difficult time.
6/21/2019 Inez E. Steele
Groveland, MA, United States
I am so sad to hear of Joel's passing. Janet, you and your whole family are in the hearts and prayers of the Realty Guild. We will miss him very much.
6/21/2019 Richard Bischoff
San Jose, CA, USA
To Janet and the Pratt family: We’re terribly sorry to hear of Joel’s passing. Please know that you’re all in our thoughts at this sad time. Richard & Yuko Bischoff
6/21/2019 Mary Lisa
Canton, MA, USA
To Janet & the Pratt family, So truly saddened to hear of Joel's passing. My heartfelt condolences to you all. Joel was a presence in Canton and will be sorely missed.
6/21/2019 Gail White
Canton, MA,
Joel and I attended school together from our days at the Dean S. Luce school right up into our high school years...he was my first crush in 3rd grade...he was so adorable... When he lived in Stoughton he loved feeding his ducks...he had quite a group and they would come when he called...I loved seeing that. My deepest sympathies extend to his family . The CHS class of "72" will miss him. ...RIP Joel..
6/21/2019 Laurie McGuire
N. Quincy, MA, U.S.A.
Dear Susan and Pratt family. I am so sorry about Joel. Sending my love and condolences. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
6/21/2019 Merri Vacca
Wrentham, MA,
I am so very deeply sorry for your loss. Joel was a very kind and caring person, He will be missed. GOD bless.
6/21/2019 Ellen Euse
Canton , MA,
Dear Janet & Family I am deeply saddened to hear of a Joels passing . We go back many many years in Real Estate. Our hearts and prayers are with you all . Ellen Euse
6/21/2019 Peter Murphy
Marshfield, MA,
Our family was deeply saddened to learn of Joel's passing. Joel was well known in town and well liked by everyone fortunate enough to meet him. Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers. Pete Murphy & Family
6/22/2019 Mary Ann (Halloran) Cummings
North Andover , ,
I was so sorry to read about Joel’s passing. He was so kind and helpful to my parents when they moved out of Canton. Sending my deepest condolences to the entire family.
6/22/2019 Tony Balsamo
Naples , FL, USA
Our lives were always a bit brighter when Joel was present. He and his family often welcomed us into their home for countless hours of gatherings which will always bring warm memories. The ‘72 classmates that were lucky enough to know him, understand the energy he brought to the party. We share a sadness to be sure, yet we also share without question a memories of delightful times spent with Joel. RIP old friend. Alway, Tony
6/23/2019 Judy Levye
Scottsdale , AZ, United States
So sorry to hear of the unexpected passing of Joel at what is now considered a young age. I knew Joel as a fellow realtor. Always professional, well versed and honest, Joel set a good example for the industry. May Janet find comfort in her son's well lived life and having done a real good job in raising him. My heart breaks for the family for such a profound loss. Joel, rest in peace now that you have fulfilled your duties on earth.
6/23/2019 Carol Dooley
Canton, MA, USA
We will always be grateful for Joel's dedication to spreading the word about MatchingDonors.com. He would tell everyone he met about our mission to help people needing organ transplants, whether it was at the corner store, a restaurant or the golf course. Some patients found their living donors and received their life saving kidney transplants because of Joel. We will cherish the memories of working with Joel, and we pray that he is at peace and reunited with his wife Linda and his dog Marley. Paul and Carol Dooley and all of us at MatchingDonors.com
6/24/2019 Marc Cohen
Sharon, Ma, USA
WOW I was stunned to hear of everybody’s friend Joel’s passing. Knowing Joel for over three decades has been a pleasure. Always greeted by his infectious smile. Someone much wiser than I had stated that it isn’t the amount of time that we are on this earth but what we do with the time we are here. Joel has helped change many people’s lives especially with his commitment for organ donors. His legacy will continue for many years. I, myself , signed up to be an organ donor because of him. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you through this difficult time. Rest In Peace my friend
6/24/2019 arnold E. goldie
weymouth, MA, US
I met Joel when I invited him to speak at our Rotary Club about his organ donation program. I found him to be totally dedicated to helping people in crisis. He will always be remembered as a kind and honorable man. I'm sure you will be one of God's favorites.
6/25/2019 Luke Adams
Canton, MA, United States
Great guy big heart. He will be missed
7/2/2019 Barry Okun
Newton, MA, United States
Dear Janet and family, I just heard about Joel’s passing. I’m so sorry for your loss. Joel was such a likable guy. He will be missed
7/5/2019 Edson Rafferty
Canton, MA, USA
MEMORIAL TO JOEL PRATT By Edson Rafferty Passed: June 19, 2019, Age, 65 Joel Pratt was very kind and caring Family Man, Dog-Lover, Humanitarian, “Bon Vivant,” Successful Realtor, Realtor, Successful Businessman, Eternal Optimist, a Major Contributor and Supporter of Time and Money to “ Matching Donors,” a Profit Health Organization, MatchingDonors — and an All-Around Fine Individual, and a Friend to Everyone Who Ever Met Him !!! HE WAS AN ALL- AROUND, REALLY NICE GUY !!! I am not the ideal person to be writing this Memorial — BECAUSE — I didn’t know Joel Pratt since birth; — I didn’t grow up with him; — I didn’t go to school with him; — I didn’t go to college with him; and, — I didn’t know him in his my formative years, or even in his young adulthood — like most of the people here in Canton, Massachusetts — knew him... I got to know him during the last 17+ years, as a friend and as a business associate, at MatchingDonors, where the National Board of Realtors Awarded him the highest Award they give for his outstanding charitable work on behalf of Matching Donors. He was also Recognized by the Massachusetts Senate and Legislature for these same Charitable endeavors... As a result of these gratuitous efforts by him on my behalf, I got to know Joel much better, and I received a new, live kidney to replace my kidneys which were destroyed as a result of a surgical accident. For personal and business reasons, I was out of town at the time of his Wake/Viewing and his Funeral — and as a result, never had the chance to say these things to his many friends and family... The things I saw about Joel Pratt that really impressed me — to name just a few things — were: — His optimism, and his ability to always see the bright side of everything, and everyone; — His ever-present kind-heartedness; carding, and gentleness toward everyone he met and everyone he worked with; — His ability to work for hours and days and never seem to get tired or discouraged; – – His enthusiasm and total positivity for everything he did and everyone he met— no matter how large or small the task; — His fearlessness in approaching and doing everything He did and in meeting everyone he he ever met — no matter how large or small the task, and no matter how “important” or “unimportant” the person; — His humility, gentleness and kindness, and equality he showed in his dealings with everyone, regardless of their importance, position, or fame. To be sure, like everyone else, Joel had his short-comings — Joel was not perfect — but who ever is??? Even Jesus lost his temper and whipped the Rabbi’s at the Temple gates for money changing... But to my mind, Joel Pratt always seemed to me to have the innocent kindness, gentleness, and faith in people of a child. The great American philosopher of the 19th Century, Robert Ingersoll, said at the death of his beloved brother, “If, for each kind deed he did, a rose were placed upon his grave, he’d sleep tonight beneath a Sea of Flowers...”. So it was with Joel Pratt...