My friend
I just found out this Sept 2023 that Paul has been gone for a while now. I feel very bad that I lost touch with him and felt something in the air that was not sitting right with me about his absence. I wished that I kept in touch with more people to have found out any sooner. I ended up finding out about Paul's passing from my friends, because I do not participate in the social media thing. I would only really see Paul & other people from HS through a known annual holiday gathering at Vintage bar 2 days prior to Xmas. Over the years, I got quite busy in my life as people do with relationships, as did he, etc. I kept in touch with him maybe yearly or saw him at the annual holiday party. One year he went to his house in FL to celebrate Xmas. However, when Covid really hit in 2021 people skipped going to the annual party. Paul then called me to try to recruit me to work at a medical supply company where he was working. I declined applying, bec. I was happy working at my current job time and I also didn't have to wear a mask there, etc. He mentioned that he was soon going to live with his girlfriend, I wished him well. That was the last time I spoke to Paul and during Covid people didn't really go out to gather. Never the less, I am very still shocked and affected by Paul's passing away. I still cannot believe that he is gone !!
I met Paul back in 9th grade at Abington high school. I thought he was a very cool kid. He was soft spoken and he always seemed to be surrounded by his friends. He and his friends often seemed to have something happening or I'd see him at different parties someone in our HS class would throw. He seemed to know lots of people I knew and I would see him around locally and we became friends. By the time of our senior year, Paul asked me to go to the senior prom with him and even though we were just friends, I knew I would have a fun time and so I said yes. We also made plans with a couple of friends of mine and his to get a place for the summer of '82 in Ocean City. The funny thing was, our parents did not know of this summer living arrangement group of mixed gender peers. I laugh when I think back at that and the fun memories, pictures taken and living together. We all had lots of fun & laughs.... A Great Summer....:) We were a very nice bunch of responsible kids that had summer jobs, earned money and liked to have fun throwing house parties with local peers (our neighbors) and a small group of peers from our graduating class that also came down to hang with us frequently that summer. Long after our high school days have passed, there was still ongoing gatherings that I recall attending and I going to our HS reunion I still remember I went to one of them on crutches from an ACL repair. Having more good times with Paul, as Paul was there and always had a few or a group of buddies around somewhere to ensure the good times. He kept in touch with a lot of HS people and continued his long loyal friendships. I'd either see him at yearly gatherings or he was with a new woman in his life. When I heard he news, I still cannot believe that he is gone and how he passed away seemed really unbelievable. I new he had stents put in his heart but I did not know the extreme of such trouble he had with Covid and how its totally unfair how it took him over. He will always have a special place in my heart. Every time I hear Led Zepp, I think of Paul and recently I saw the group "Get the Led Out" at the Keswick Theatre and I had more thoughts of him, but..... still not knowing he was gone. May Paul rest in peace!
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I am so very sorry to hear that Paul has died. You are all in my prayers.
Ali Sweeney
