Adriana remembers her brother Joey

My Brother Joey

My brother was the most amazing young man I know. He had the biggest heart and was loved by all who knew him. This is not a speech, story, or enhanced. This was written and is being said in honor of my brother for everyone to hear the truth about Joey P.

I just recently was married in March and my brother Joey fortunately got up and said an amazing speech for me and my husband, and this is the least I can do for him. I will never be able to see my brother get married, have a family, or to just give him a hug. My brother spoke in his speech about my husband and how he would give anyone the shirt off his back. Well the reason that characteristic touched Joey was because that is exactly how he was. So very caring... he had so many friends as we can all see, who he touched with his truly special personality that was like no other.

Joey and I had a love, hate relationship. We teased, tormented, and at times were hard on one another. But I never doubted his love for me and I know he knew mine for him because I would always tease him and say I LOVE YOU DO DO. Little Do do was my nick name for my younger brother Joey but as I know realize he wasn't as young as I treated him. He was growing up and becoming an amazing, strong, intelligent young man. He was always there when I needed him just the other weekend he came into Stockton to water my plants and feed my dog while we were out of town, but he ended up taking my dog with him for the weekend so he wouldn't be lonely. Not to mention Joey gave me my dog and I will never forget the day he brought it home, not how excited I was but how excited Joey was to surprise me with my new puppy he had gotten from his best friend Blake. I know Joey looked up to me for approval and I wish I could tell him now how much I did approve. How honest, hardworking, and loving I thought he was.
I was constantly telling him to settle down, and grow up because he was such a ladies man! But he would always tell me that I was just jealous and that he has a lot of friends...and that he was young and didn't need a girlfriend. The truth is I was jealous, of his friends, his fun memories and his social skills. He would always tell me he could handle anything.

What I know now is that Joey wasn't supposed to grow up. Which is very hard to accept and I haven't... and probably never will.

I wanted you to all know what Joey thought of himself so I found a blog he had written and I would like to read it:
the name they gave me was Joseph Anthony Pinasco but every1 calls me Joe, Joey, or Joey P except for Cass and Alicia who i am known to them by another name but that's another story, I grew up out in the sticks in Escalon & I wouldn't want it any other way. I love my family they are everything to me, I've got 3 sisters so any guy wants to treat them bad will have to deal with me the way the Italian Mob man would deal with it. I like to go out on weekends drink a few brews with the boys and making priceless memories. I love to ride dirt bikes, snow board, go to the gym, work on cars & trucks, hunt, fish, play video games and a lil poker...well just gambling in general. I work for our family business its out of Stockton its called PINASCO MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS but one day plan on running the business with my cousins. Im just a down to earth dude don't give a shit about much but havin fun and makin a living but to sum everything up about me im Italian and thats pretty much all i should have to say.

I would like to end with a quote from Joey:...."I'm Joey P everybody LOVES me".......................................and everyone did.