Joe…you were one in a million and will be deeply missed! Thank you for serving the Lord throughout your lifetime and also for being such a brave and courageous person all these many years as you faced illness. We will always remember your kindness, humility and gentleness. But most of all we will remember your love and devotion for your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Dear friends/neighbors,

Joe was a blessing to both of us. How he lived his life, raised his family, interacted with all he knew and most importantly, how he loved the Lord were an inspiration to us. Thank you for allowing us to share in your families life journey.

You have and will continue to be in our prayers.

Bon voyage , Joe.

Thanks for the 8 wonderful years with you in high school and college as Christian Brothers.

Jim Frane

Sending our deepest sympathies. May God hold you all in the comfort of His arms.

A finer man you’ll never meet!
Rest In Peace, dear Joe!

Blessings to your family for all the love and care you shared. He gave so much to make the world a better
place. Now he is free to celebrate with all the saints! Char Senske

Dear Friend Joe,

It is impossible to think of you without acknowledging with thanks to God your investment in the lives of thousands of children trapped in hunger and poverty in nations in Southern Africa to this day. Anonymous contributions to the gospel of our Redeemer that have impacted so many who thank the Lord for a family in America who cared for those in distant Africa. Your fortitude and generous presence continue to inspire us.

Ted and Joy

Hi Sir
I will never forget the lesson you taught me in the pumpkin farm !! After mentioning the different names you took me back to see if i was listening….. but I was glad I remembered the different names you mentioned to me before. !! Your visit to Mauritius will always be in my heart and your legacy in this nation will be remembered for many generations.

Vish and Fiona Appadoo and family
Mauritius

Joe taught me a skill in high school which, led me to a career I enjoyed for 38-years. Thank you Mr. Paul–I’ve never forgotten you. Rest in peace.

Mr Paul, I still have many great memories of you at Brady, as a teacher, a coach and friend. All those years of you being our bus driver from Prior Lake and Savage. Without you driving alot of us would not have been able to go to Brady. I have thought of you many times through the years. Thank you!

I had Mr Pahl as my math teacher at Brady High School. He encouraged and pushed me in the best of ways. He was one of my most memorable teachers, and his influence will be with me always. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

Mr. Paul was the most influential teachers in my schooling career. He taught me a strong work ethic and never accepted less than my best effort in his math classes. I would not have been as successful in college or medical school without the strong foundation he helped me build at Brady. Thanks, Joe Paul.

We have always appreciated having Joe & Jean as great neighbors. Joe would often stop by when we were out doing yard work. He would always have words of wisdom & his gentle & caring nature quickly became apparent. We have missed those visits in recent years. Joe’s commitment to God & his generosity to the church & community was admirable. Jean God bless you & your family. Ron & Julianne Riviere

After the end of one fateful drafting class in 1974, “Mr. Pahl” pulled me aside and said some words that forever changed me life. He said: “You have a talent for [mechanical] drawing. I’m going to tell you about a program and I just want you to think about it.” Joe recognized that I was capable of more than my intended career path would allow and told me so. I can not repay such a great favor, only pay it forward to others. Twice now I have played the same role as Joe in pointing out to another that they are capable of much more and that I want you to think about. . . .
Thank you Joe for benefiting so many lives.

Mr. Pahl was my drafting teacher at Brady High School 1968-1972. He was a soft-spoken, fair-minded man for whom you wanted to do your best. I also enjoyed his geometry classes. He was an upstanding man of character, the sort of teacher one wants for their own children and grandchildren. Thank you and God bless you Mr. Pahl.

Mr. Pahl was a teacher at Brady High School at the time I attended. He was also our bus driver for many years. He was very pleasant to the students he transported to Brady. Everyday he picked up kids from Prior Lake, Savage, and Burnsville and delivered them to Brady High School and St. Thomas Academy. Then after school he brought us all home. I always marveled at what a long day he put in every day to take us to school. Good memories with Mr. Pahl on the Brady bus! So sorry for your loss Pahl Family!

Our sympathy to Jeanne and the family. No more wild bids at bridge.

Sincerely saddened by the death of Mr. Pahl & my prayers & condolences to his family. Mr. Pahl was my math teacher at Brady. I felt that he really cared about his students and instilled a great work ethic in us. As I look back on the high school teachers that I had he was one of the BEST.

Mr. Pahl was one of my high school math teachers. I always had a lot of respect for him. He pushed his students to always do their best. He once gave me a D, the only one I ever had. But I deserved it for goofing off and not applying myself. I never made that mistake again in school. Blessings to your family. May you find comfort in knowing he made a difference in so many lives.

Joseph, no podemos olvidar tus simples y grandiosas palabras cuando tu y tu familia nos visitaron en Mano a Mano Bolivia, y nos dijiste ” Gracias por permitirme ser parte de este trabajo de servicio, porque el mayor trabajo lo hacen ustedes y el dinero es solo una parte pequeña de todo esto”
Joe, con esa humildad y desprendimiento de tu parte y tu familia, nos enseñaron para siempre que es mejor dar que recibir, y ustedes nos dieron tanto y mas que todo su amor y confianza.
Sentimos tu partida, pero sabemos que estas al lado de Dios.
Con profundo sentimiento, de parte del personal y voluntarios de Mano a Mano Bolivia.

On behalf of Spare Key, our staff, the Board of Directors and the nearly 3,300 families with critically ill and seriously injured children we have had the privilege to serve with housing grants, we extend our sympathy to Jeanne and the entire Pahl Family. The generosity and the kindness extended to our organization by the Pahl Family has extended to untold thousands of family members who have been directly and indirectly touched by our ability to grant them with the Gift of Time during a child’s medical crisis. We share our thoughts and prayers to the Pahl Family.

Mr. Pahl was one of my favorite teachers. He was fun, informative and fair. At high school age, you never really think about your teachers having lives outside of the classroom, but it appears Mr. Pahl had a full life that left a positive impact on his portion of the world. I know he left one on mine. My sincere condolences to his family. I’m sure his absence will be felt for a long time. May you find peace for your hearts.

Mr Paul was my cross County coach and drafting class teacher. His calm , quiet , confident style fitted the younger version of me quite well. He respected me and I him. Time has revealed to me just what a good friend he was. Rest In Peace you deserve it.

Mr. Pahl sentí mucho dolor al enterarme de su partida, pero se que Nuestro señor lo llamo por que requiere de su ayuda, como usted ayudo a miles de personas y dio enseñanza de vida, conocerlo fue para mi un privilegio y mas aun conversar con usted, nunca logre visitarlo en su hogar, pero siempre estuvo en el corazón de mi familia, donde permanecera siempre. Que Dios lo tenga en su reino.

Mr. Pahl felt very sorry to hear of your departure, but I know that Our Lord called him because he requires your help, as you helped thousands of people and gave life teaching, knowing it was a privilege for me and even more to talk with You, never manage to visit him at home, but he was always in the heart of my family, where he will always remain. May God have him in his kingdom.

I have always valued Joe’s deep faith and love of the Lord and his efforts to lead others to Him by his apostolic actions, whether it was teaching faith formation classes, serving as a confirmation mentor, leading mission trips, or recruiting candidates and serving on a Cursillo team.

I also deeply respected Joe’s stewardship of the land and his efforts to improve waste disposal. Joe was at one time a frequent visitor at the State Capitol as he worked to ensure that waste was disposed of in an environmentally safe and sensible manner. He was a front runner in the reuse and recycling movement because he did not want to waste any of the precious resources God bestowed on us. Oftentimes, the efforts he worked to advance resulted in additional expenses for his business at the landfill, but he bore those costs willingly because he knew it was the right thing to do. I have great respect for Joe Pahl, and I admire the family he and Jeanne raised and the environmentally-sound business he helped build. I am sure when the Lord met him in heaven He said, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”

Jeanne and Family,

All the notes above acclaim the powerful influence Joe had on those around him. I was with him from 1958 to 1965 (and briefly when the family stopped at Pickwick Lake while en route South). Condolences to all of you for your loss, and ours.

Mr Pahl taught me Geometry at Brady HS in 1974. He was one of the best teachers I had with his warm friendly ways and clear explanations of concepts. It was in his class that a group was formed, of my girlfriends who stuck together throughout high school. We called ourselves “Mr Pahl’s Great Four”. He will be missed.

Thank-you Joe Pahl for the great difference you made in my life.

I hadn’t thought of Mr. Pahl for years, until his name came up at a board meeting of the Friends of the Minnesota Valley. It was nice to hear so many people in the Valley reinforce what I knew of the man from my high school years.
Mr. Pahl, always a gentleman and a kind soul.

I took drafting from Mr. Pahl at Brady HS, and his influence led me to continue in drafting/engineering which resulted in a 40 year career that I enjoyed immensely. He also taught me a lot about car mechanics during Brady’s “Interim Week” which included doing things right the first time to avoid having to redo them (learned the hard way while rebuilding an engine at his house). As a teacher, his willingness to engage his students and abundant patience made a deep impression, even on those of us who had difficulty taking academics seriously at that age. I visited him at the landfill a few years after he took that business over and it was clear he followed the same blueprint for success there, hard work coupled with patience and the attitude of doing things right. He was one of the finest men I ever knew.

An honorable man and family! It was a true pleasure to care for and get to know Joe at our center. Clearly Joe adored his family and could name all 17 grandchildren… in order!
My thoughts and prayers to all of Joe’s family. Truly an honor!

Mr (Joe)Pahl did more to ensure my graduation in 1970 than i could ever thank Him for. When i was “requested” to not attend Brady High in my senior year, because i had to get married in March 1970, Mr Pahl intervened. His caring and unlimited understanding, of those of us who did not see our own worth, ensured our success through encouragement and sincere compassion. He made me a better man and ultimately a better father. I will always be in awe of His greatness.