From Don Covington #3

Col%20Joe%20at%20krone%202010, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. Col Joe at Circus Krone in Germany with trainer James Puydebois The website also included this listing of his career after he left Circus Vargas and the United States: 1993/1994 Circo Atayde, Mexico January 6,1994, the Colonel and James Puydebois arrive in Spain to begin work with Circo Mundial 1995 / 1996 Circus Scott, Sweden 1995 Holiday shows Cirque Alexander Bouglione, France 1996 Circus Krone, Germany 1996 Awarded silver clown at Monte Carlo International Circus Festival 1997 / 1998 Kino's Circus, France 1999 Circus Benneweis, Denmark 2000 / 2001 Cirkus Merano, Norway 2001 Cirkus Maximum, Sweden 2002 - 2011 Circus Krone, Germany December 2011 last public appearance as part of the "Pearl of Bengal" spectacle presented by Cirque Bouglione in Paris, France May 2, 2012 Died at the elephant compound of Soni Frankello in Platschow where he had been under veterinary treatment since the beginning of April