RIP, Joe Giglio Jazz Guitarist/Vocalist

[sgcim]

A friend of mine told me about this. Anyone have any more info?

[AndreyHenkin]

According to his wife, who posted on his Facebook account, he passed away on Friday.

 

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Dear All, this is Joe's wife, Brooke. I brought Joe to ER on Wednesday, May 28 with breathing difficulties. He was admitted to ICU and found to have interstitial lung disease. While the excellent medical teams at Mt Sinai were looking for treatment approaches, Joe was on oxygen and meds, but could eat, talk, play guitar and be present with all of us. We are fortunate for that time.
This past Thursday early am he needed a breathing tube, which we agreed to while he was being assessed for lung transplantation. He was not a candidate, and his own wishes were part of that determination.
Joe died on Friday, and is an organ donor so he was able to save three lives.
Last night I performed in a dance piece I have been in rehearsals for all month, "Still: We Fly". My dance teacher dedicated our performance to Joe. The songs are by Pete Josef: "Move On"; and "Live Your Life". Take a listen, the lyrics are really something.
I will post more later. Right now I need some time to catch my breath and take care of the business of death, which too many of you know all too well. We will have a celebration of life at some point, and will give plenty of notice and those of you who knew him best will be part of creating it for sure. I have amazing support of his and my friends and family, some of you are those people. There are parts of this journey of grieving I have to travel alone, but for all the other parts, I have good company with me. Honestly, I still can't believe it's real."