Mr. Jose was born on Dec. 2, 1953, to Thomas Jose Sr. and Marcella Allison.
He is survived by three sons, Dewitt Jose, Lawrence Tashquinth Jr. and Neil Tashquinth; two sisters, Karen Jose and Katherine Miles; two brothers, Aaron Jose and Edward Jose; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Denise Jose; his sisters Kathleen Jose, Monica Perkins and Lurleen Jose; his brothers Edmund Jose, Darin Jose and Augustine Miller; and his grandson Jose Rocha.