
He mentioned in a phone call that he was struggling to keep his job with a contractor. His job kept him fit, and he owned a treadmill in his bedroom. He possessed ambitions of starting his own business, with a copy of Everything You Need to Know About Creating a Startup also on a table next to his bed. Building plans laid on his bedside table along with several copies of a book called Construction Regionalism on top of his bookshelf. He kept a revolver locked in a safe box in his office and owned a pick-up truck outside his house.

Īs an adult, Joel worked as a carpenter, alongside Tommy. The two lived together in a two-story single-family home somewhere in or around Austin, Texas, located in Travis County through Texas State Highway 71. As a result, he raised their only daughter as a single father for the majority of his life. Shortly after Sarah was born, Joel's wife left him. Regarding his ex-wife, whatever occurred between them is painful for Joel to talk about.

Saddled early in life with the responsibilities of parenthood at a young age, he never had the opportunity to attend college. Joel had a daughter named Sarah, and was married to her mother for a short period of time. Īs a child, Joel developed a passion for music, learning to play acoustic guitar and once even aspired to become a singer. Joel was born on September 26, 1981, in Arlington, Texas, and grew up in the state alongside his younger brother Tommy.
