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I got a message today from Paul's wife. I had posted a Birthday thread for him last year, and a visitor message on his most recent Birthday.

Paul passed away over a year ago, but I am not sure if many of us knew (I obviously did not).

Paul was a great BOTL, having been a mainstay over at Club Stogie, and with us here since our inception in October 2008. I know he had many friends here, and felt I should pass along the sad news for any of those friends who were not aware that Paul had left us.

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I'm so sorry to hear that, great BOTL for sure, even met him once. Sad news.

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So sorry to hear. RIP, Paul. :mh

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So Sorry To Hear This. I Never Met Paul In Person, But I Had Several Conversations With Him On The Forum. He Seemed Like A Great Guy. R.I.P., Paul.

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Thanks for letting us know, Tom.
I've missed the old boy, he was lots of fun.
He was a good friend.

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Wow, he was from MA, correct? Not sure I ever met him in person. Well, late condolences to his family and friends.

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RIP, Paul.

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May he rest in peace

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Thanks Tom. I never met Paul in person, but we had many conversations on the masshole banter thread and by PM. He was a neat guy to say the least and I am saddened to hear of his passing. Godspeed old friend.

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May He Rest In Peace.

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Thanks for the update, Tom - he came to a few of my early herfs. I know I have a couple photos of him and will try to get those posted tonight.

RIP Paul

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Very sorry to hear.
R.I.P., Paul.

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That's nice Vin, thanks. I just reached out to Al since he was a regular in the old masshole thread too. Haven't talked to him in ages.

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Here is a link to the obit and a link to his memorial on findagrave.com

http://www.lynnjournal.com/2013/04/2...es-04-23-2013/

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg...GRid=108729466

RIP my friend.

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Thanks for posting.

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You're certainly welcome Moses.

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I had missed his presence. He and I did a couple trades.

Much belatedly, but praying for his family and friends.

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RIP, Paul.

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RIP Paul

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Photo is from a herf in July 2009. Paul is on the far right in the BoSox hat.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/...c40f25a5a0.jpg

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Great Pic Vin.

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This is Gina, Paul's wife.

Thank you all for your kind words. Paul was a wonderful husband and person. He had many friends here and I often wondered about how I could let you know of his passing. I think that I had tried to login some time ago, but must have done something wrong as I was not able to gain access. I keep his computer current as at the very least, it gives me another computer if I have any problems with mine.
When I saw the birthday email yesterday I decided to try again to see if I could notify you. This time I succeeded and saw the PM from icehog3 and so wrote to him.
I remember too Paul talking years ago about 'masshole thread'

Vin, I remember him going to your house to get together a couple times. I did think of you and wanted to reach out to you to let you know, but tho I thought that I had your address, I could not find it. I'm sure I do have it as Paul had given me the info of where he was going - but I guess I misplaced it. I'm a saver and it would not surprise me if I came across it again someday.

I see that you did find his obituary, but I will tell you that he was cremated and, well, he remains here at home.

I'm glad that I could finally provide closure to his friends here.
Thanks again, Gina

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We will miss him, Gina.

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Thanks for the update, Gina; my belated condolences on your loss. The old Herf crew has drifted apart over the years but at heart, we remain brothers.

Will smoke something in Paul's honor this weekend

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I will do the same. :ss

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Gina:

Thanks for reaching out to us.

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Absolutely.

Thank you so much, Gina, foir reaching out to me and to us, even though the news was sad. I often wondered where Paul had been, but now I figure he is smoking a cigar in Heaven, looking down on his loved ones and smiling.

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Gina my condolences to you and your family.

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Thank you so much for letting us know Gina. As Vin said we aren't as in touch as we might have once been with each other, we remain close in spirit.

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RIP Paul.

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Thanks, Gina. We're all so sorry for your loss.

Great post, Admiral.

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Sad to hear of Paul's passing. Gina, thank you for stopping in and letting us know, and I offer my sincere condolences to you and your family.

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Missing Paul on his Birthday.

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Rest In Peace Paul

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I met Paul during my 09 road trip, fantastic BOTL, sorry to hear of his passing.