Earl Joseph "Joe" Schenk, Sr.

May 31, 1963 - December 6, 2020

Earl Joseph “Joe” Schenk Sr., 57, of Brownwood, passed away December 6, 2020. A memorial service will be announced at a later time by the family.Joe was born May 31, 1963 in Killeen to Earl Lawrence and Arvilla Sue Schenk. Joe worked after graduation for Tarleton University as a painter and did maintenance for 3M in Brownwood. He had a passion for motorcycles. Joe loved everything to do with motorcycles, riding them, working on them, reading about, and the adventure in the journey on a bike. In his off time when he wasn’t doing something with motorcycles, Joe liked wood working and creating art with wood burning. He was an artist at heart and loved sharing his drawings with his sisters and family. Joe was a bible student. He read his Bible daily and included scriptures in his art work from the Bible. Joe loved his family and enjoyed a close bond with his parents, sisters, son and adopted friends that he called family.Joe is survived by his son, Joe Jr. or Earl Joseph Schenk Jr. of Rising Star; his parents, Earl Lawrence and JoAn Schenk of Brownwood; sisters, Kimberly Schenk and Nadia Dalleh of Brownwood; 5 grandchildren; and numerous nephews, nieces and friends.Joe was preceded in death by a step-daughter, Mellisa Hashaw and his mother, Arvilla Sue Dalleh.Online condolences, tributes and memorials can be shared with family at www.heartlandfuneralhome.net