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A friend, a colleague and the best guy we know: Saying goodbye to Joe Palmquist | Ralph Walter

sports.yahoo.com · 13dShare

Sep. 1—The Spokesman-Review lost a legend over the weekend. For many of us, we lost even more — an unforgettable friend and mentor. When news broke Saturday afternoon that Joe Palmquist — a former longtime sports editor and managing editor at the S-R — had lost his battle to a severe lung disease possibly related to a bone marrow transplant nearly a year ago, tributes and photos flowed back ...

First report: Former Spokesman-Review sports and managing editor Joe Palmquist dies at 66 - Mon, 31 Aug 2026 PST — spokesman.com, 14d