Joe Lusk

West Point, 2001

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Jeremy Scholtes on January 27, 2005:

"You can't help what you were born and you may not have much say about where you die, but you should try to pass the days in between as a good man." Sam Damon "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiams, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt I submit that Joe Lusk was a good man and that he committed himself to living in the arena where he experienced the greatest highs and where he shouldered the worst of the lows. That is after all the life of a soldier and a leader, which Joe lived in spades. We might say that Joe's life was short, but it was certainly full. Those of us who have been blessed in sharing a handful of days with Joe either at the academy or while serving in the Army, are better for it. I will always have fond memories of Joe slugging through the projects and problems sets that abounded in engineering land (hours in Mahan Hall can't even begin to describe the pain!), and of his friendly face in the hall or just walking across the Plain. He will be missed, but never forgotten. See you on the highground, Joe! J. Scholtes

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