 We most assume he died. We don't know for sure, but most who study it say at some point Joseph died. He's no longer there. But we see Joseph in the formative years of Jesus being the one who's teaching him how to be a carpenter because he was a carpenter and Joseph taught him. That's good, son. That was a great chair. You did this or you can understand this. Joseph is the earthly physical voice of those upbringing years in the life of the physical man, Jesus Christ.