<p>Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, the man who became known as &#8220;Joe the Plumber&#8221; during the 2008 presidential campaign, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 49, his family announced Sunday.</p>
<p>In 2008, then-candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/barack-obama" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barack Obama</a> infamously told “Joe the Plumber” that he believed, “When you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.” That interaction cemented in many Americans’ minds that Obama and the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democratic Party</a> were quickly becoming socialist. In turn, &#8220;Joe&#8221; became somewhat of a media fixture on the Right as GOP candidate Sen. John McCain used the gaffe to highlight the differences between him and his Democratic opponent.</p>
<p>After that moment thrust him into unexpected fame, Joe went on to marry his wife Katie and have three children. In July 2023, Joe announced his illness.</p>
<p class="speakable">&#8220;Our hearts are broken. We lost a beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend. He made an impact on so many lives,&#8221; Katie <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-plumber-rose-fame-confronting-obama-2008-campaign-trail-dead-49" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement given to Fox News.</p>
<p>Katie explained, &#8220;I don’t think of him as losing his battle. Because he knew Jesus, his battle was won.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;My heart goes out to everyone whose lives are impacted by cancer,&#8221; she added. &#8220;There are so many ups and downs but we tried to find joy in every day. He fought long and hard, but is now free from pain.&#8221;</p>
<p>His surviving wife also described why she fell in love with him.</p>
<p class="speakable">&#8220;When I met Joe he was already known by everyone else as ‘Joe the Plumber’ but he wrote something to me that stood out and showed me who he truly was: ‘just Joe,’&#8221; she said to Fox News. &#8220;He was an average, honorable man trying to do great things for the country he loved so deeply after being thrust into the public eye for asking a question.&#8221;</p>
<p>After the announcement of his passing, conservatives memorialized the man on X — formerly known as Twitter.</p>
<p>&#8220;Horrible news,&#8221; writer Derek Hunter said. &#8220;My good friend Joe Wurzelbacher, aka Joe the Plumber, passed away this morning at the age of 49 from pancreatic cancer. He was a good man and an exceptional friend. Please consider helping his widow and young children here.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Horrible news. My good friend Joe Wurzelbacher, aka Joe the Plumber, passed away this morning at the age of 49 from pancreatic cancer. He was a good man and an exceptional friend. Please consider helping his widow and young children here <a href="https://t.co/oFczc0urX2">https://t.co/oFczc0urX2</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) <a href="https://twitter.com/derekahunter/status/1695872001691324522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;RIP To Joe &#8216;The Plumber&#8217; Wurzelbacher,&#8221; Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton said. &#8220;Joe was @JudicialWatch legal client who the courts allowed Ohio state bureaucrats to abuse without consequence after they rifled through his gov&#8217;t files for his daring to ask a tough question of Barack Obama.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">RIP To Joe &quot;The Plumber&quot; Wurzelbacher.  Joe was <a href="https://twitter.com/JudicialWatch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JudicialWatch</a> legal client who the courts allowed Ohio state bureaucrats to abuse without consequence after they rifled through his gov&#39;t files for his daring to ask a tough question of Barack Obama. </p>
<p>On Sunday, October 12, 2008,…</p>
<p>&mdash; Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomFitton/status/1696175645607248022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;This is sad,&#8221; Ryan Girdusky, founder of the 1776 Project Pac said. &#8220;I met Joe back in 2009 in Missouri and he couldn’t have been a nicer guy. My condolences to his family and loved ones.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is sad. I met Joe back in 2009 in Missouri and he couldn’t have been a nicer guy.</p>
<p>My condolences to his family and loved ones.<br /> <a href="https://t.co/j4ZmlLyA60">https://t.co/j4ZmlLyA60</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanGirdusky/status/1696219350150029707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>A fundraiser set up to assist his family has already raised <a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/G9Y76" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than $147,000</a>.</p>

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