Joseph Eldon Biggs

Joe was born on July 21, 1937. He was the son of George and Martha Biggs. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Janis Biggs, his brother George Earl (Gloria) Biggs, his daughter Elizabeth (Greg) Schottle; grandson who he loved dearly, Devin James Blount. One of the greatest joys of his life was watching Devin turn into such a wonderful young man. He was extremely proud of him. Joe is also survived by his nephew, Brian (Mary) Biggs; niece, Jennifer (James) Sawyer; great-nephews, Brendan and Zachary; and great-nieces, Emma, Lily, Isabella, and Olivia.

He graduated from Greater Johnstown High School Johnstown, PA in 1955.

He worked in the steel mills in the furnace department

He started working for Capital airlines on July 23, 1956. In 1961 Capital merged with United airlines and he worked for them for 40 years. He started out in air freight then transferred to the training department in Chicago. Eventually he was transferred to San Francisco to become the company liaison between United and the FAA to ensure that the company adhered to federal guideline for handling dangerous goods. He could still recite page and paragraph of the regulations. He worked throughout the United system training on how to handle dangerous goods and auditing procedures at the line maintenance stations.

If there was something to be done Joe’s philosophy was lead, follow, or get out of the way because he would see it through. His favorite saying was get’r done.

He was a First Sergeant aka the "provider, disciplinarian and wise counselor". He served in the Army, Active Duty, National Guard/Field Artillery, and the Army Reserve. When he retired he became First Sergeant of the planet.

Joe was a music lover, and those who have only known him in recent years might be very surprised to know that he was a very accomplished classical Pianist who at one point could play all 30 pages of Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin) flawlessly from memory. He was very humble regarding his musical talent and training.

He also enjoyed and spent countless hours tending to his large vegetable garden when he lived in Rochester, NY.

Joe was a great supporter of the Gary Sinise organization and Tunnel to Towers. He had a great respect for our military and first responders.

He was the type of man that if you were going to do something you had to do it right. He was very meticulous. He did like to have fun even when he worked so you could count on him for some sort of prank or a joke.

He enjoyed getting together with all of our friends and spending an evening laughing.

He was a wonderful provider and protector. He always wanted to take care of the ones he loved. Jan couldn’t have asked for a better soulmate.

Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2022 at SCHOEDINGER GROVE CITY, 3920 Broadway, Grove City where funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday. Interment will follow at Grove City Cemetery West. Contributions in Joe’s memory may be made to Tunnel to Towers Foundation (https://t2t.org/donate/) or to the Gary Sinese Foundation (https://www.garysinisefoundation.org/donate/). Visit www.schoedinger.com to share a special memory or extend condolences.