February 2, 1954 – November 2, 2025 Joseph Kevin Udlinek, aka Jake, passed away at the Bruns House hospice in Alamo, California after having been diagnosed with cancer in August 2023.

He was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and lived most of his adult life in the Bay Area, moving to Orinda with his partner of 20 years, Douglas Myers.

Joseph was retired as a facilities operations manager at CB Richard Ellis. He was most proud of the letter President Bill Clinton sent him, after his visit to San Francisco, when Joe worked at Hitachi.

Joe loved all dogs, most especially Zion, Babar, Clancy, Celeste, Thor, Maddie, Samson, Sadie and Betsy. Aside from the hounds, he loved casinos and playing the slot machines. Joe was interested in astrology and was a voracious reader, particularly

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