Joe was born on April 29, 1960 and passed away on December 30, 2025. He was born in San Diego, California to Deanna Bennett Flanagan, who preceded him in death.
Joe is survived by his wife, Cheri Reed Grimm, and his daughter, Christina Marie Grimm.
Joe served in the United States Army from April 1979 to April 1982. He served honorably as a welder and helicopter mechanic. Following that, he got his real estate license and became a property manager. Joe, Cheri, and Christina moved from San Diego to Los Osos at which time Joe became a truck driver for several years. When he retired from driving trucks, he became the owner/operator of Active Care In-Home Services, an agency providing in-home care to the elderly and others needing assistance. He retired from that after several years of providing service to people in need.
When not at work, he volunteered in his community through the local Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club, and coached softball for his daughter’s teams. Joe believed very strongly in making sure that everything he was involved in, he did to the best of his ability, for the benefit of those around him.
In March 2024, Joe, Cheri, and Christina moved from Los Osos to Mexia, Texas, where they bought a small ranch and began operating the Working Draft Ranch. Joe’s time was spent supporting Christina’s efforts to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome or provide sanctuary for everything from pigs to goats to sheep – but mostly draft horses. His favorite activity was being on the road with Christina, hauling animals in her horse trailer from and to the Working Draft Ranch.
Joe was a kind and loving man who loved and supported his family in the most amazing manner, giving of himself daily to help them have the life they all wanted. We will miss him.
