08/18/2021
Joe Lawrence Nickle, 52, Shreveport, LA died Saturday, August 14, 2021at 11:39 am in Willis Knighton North, Shreveport, LA after more than a month of trying to recover from a COVID infection. His son, Cameron and Cameron’s fiance’, Ashley, were by his side.
Joe was born on January 26,1969, the middle child of The Reverend Dyson Venn Nickle, Sr. and Jane Routh Nickle in Longview, Texas. He was a 1987 graduate of Center High School, Center, Texas. Over the years he has worked as an EMT, photographer, insurance salesman, limo driver and oil rig repairman. Most recently he was 1 week away from completing the training to be a train conductor for KCS Railroad. He was best known as FotoJoe, everyone’s favorite photographer. He has taken pictures for schools, seniors, beauty queens, sports teams, concerts, weddings, the Barksdale Air Show and more.
Joe loved spending time with family and friends. Anyone who met him knows that Joe’s personality would command the room. He was warm and inviting and made everyone feel like they were family. He was a phenomenal story teller. He was able to pop jokes into just about any conversation. Joe never met a stranger. He was the life of the party. He tried to put a smile on everyone’s face. And, if you talked with Joe very long, you would know that his pride and joy was his son, Dr. Cameron Alexander Nickle, PhD.
Preceded in death by his parents, The Reverend Dyson Venn Nickle, Sr. and Jane Routh Nickle.
Survived by:
Son, Cameron Nickle and his fiance, Ashley Daniello of Huntsville, AL
Older Brother Dyson Nickle, Jr and his wife Lena of Wells, TX,
Younger sister Pynne Floresca and her husband Mike of Woodbridge, VA
Nephews and nieces, Dyson Nickle, III and his wife Morgan, Marie Nickle Schultz and husband Kris, Oliver Nickle, Melanie Floresca Ramirez and her husband Ryan, and Kevin Floresca.
Services will be held Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 2:00 pm at The Church of the Holy Cross, 875 Cotton Street, Shreveport, Louisiana. Father Garrett Boyte will be officiating. If attending you will be required to wear a mask. You can join us remotely on The Church of the Holy Cross LIVE STREAM at HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HOLYCROSSDOWNTOWN beginning at 1:55pm. The family says that in lieu of flowers donations can be made to the GoFundMe account to cover funeral expenses by clicking here.
