Joe Carpenter, husband of an Islip Town supervisor and co-founder of a printing business, has died at the age of 81.

Joe Carpenter was a family man—involved, genuine, and, in the words of his son, “the only living father joke.”

A surveyor and co-founder of AC Type & Printing, he coached sports teams, tiled soccer fields, and took his children on camping trips across Canada and Oklahoma. He supported his wife, Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter, “in whatever endeavor she wanted to do,” said their son, Richard Carpenter.

“He was as good a father as he could be,” said Richard, who along with his brother took over the family business when Joe retired. “He was always there.”

The “quiet” man had “incredible strength,” Richard added, and was devoted to his family, especially his grandchildren, Sydney and Joe.

Angie Carpenter also described her late husband as “an absolutely devoted husband, father, grandfather and pillar of the community.”

When she was first sworn in as chief, “their eyes were locked on each other and they both burst into tears,” Richard recalled, adding: “My mother, no matter how tough she was, she melted like milk chocolate. around me.” dad. He was just a special person.”

Joe Carpenter died from several health problems Nov. 16 at Good Shepherd Hospice at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre. He was 81 years old.

Carpenter was born on January 3, 1943, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to George and Erdine Carpenter. Richard said he moved around while growing up but graduated from Malvern High School on Long Island.

He is survived by his wife and sons Richard of Bay Shore and Robert of East Islip, who are married to Stacy and Elisangel, respectively; his grandchildren Sydney and Joe; his brother James of Manhattan, Kansas; and his sister-in-law Mary of Miami; and several nieces and nephews.

Carpenter worked as a surveyor for a company in Babylon. Later, when the company dissolved following the owner’s death, Carpenter founded the printing business with his wife in 1976, Richard said.

The company, now ACT Communications Group, has since shifted its focus to marketing and has been taken over by Richard, who bought it from his brother Robert.

Carpenter married his wife Angie in 1964, and in 1968 the couple bought a home in West Islip.

Family and friends shared how Joe coached Little League and youth soccer and volunteered with local Boy Scouts.

Fire Island News editor Shoshanna McCollum, who recalled often seeing Carpenter in Ocean Beach with his wife during her campaign, described having coffee with him at a campaign event last year.

“I’m Joe, Angie’s husband, he told me,” she wrote in an online tribute. “He was good company that day.”

“The outpouring of respect and support shown to Joe was truly touching and a well-deserved tribute to the kind and gentle life he lived,” Angie said.

According to Richard, Joe has been battling many health problems over the past few years, including Parkinson’s disease and heart problems.

He added: “But I’ll tell you what: he went when he wanted to. There are no ifs and buts in this question.