On June 4th at the Grace Hospital, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away peacefully. Along with extended family and friends, Paul will be dearly missed by his devoted and caring wife, Dorothy, his daughter, Evelyn, his sons Chris (Kathy) and Mark(Penney), his grandchildren, Megan, Taylor(Kristin), Amber (Rick), Travis and Taylor, and his great-granddaughter, Olivia, whose mention of her name always brought a cheery smile to his face. Paul was predeceased by his parents, four sisters and six brothers. Paul was born in Minot, North Dakota on September 5th, 1923 and came to Canada as a baby, He was educated in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He served in the Canadian Army from 1942-47. While overseas, Paul and Private Ike Klassen found and rescued a five year old orphaned boy - Gino Farnetti. They took Gino back to their camp and those in the camp nurtured and cared for him until their next deployment one year later. Gino remains in contact to this day. After returning to Canada, Paul found employment with an electrical and heating company, eventually getting his journeyman papers. He advanced from one company to another, always gaining more expertise and knowledge until he became the Supervisor of Inspectors at the Mechanical and Engineering Department with the Department of Labour. He was employed there eighteen years until his retirement in 1989. When Paul gave his heart to the Lord in 1962, Life took on a whole new meaning. He read his Bible faithfully, searching God`s word, always seeking to know more about our Heavenly Father`s Plan. Paul taught Sunday School , Hunter Safety at the St. James Civic Centre and was a cousellor and worker at Faith Bible Camp. He also did general repairs at Pretty Valley and Hilbre Bible Camps. Paul was interested in many topics ranging from religion and politics to the universe and life after death. He enjoyed watching the birds build their nests, raise their young and teach them to fly. He built for them bird houses and a bird-feeder which he kept filled with seed in summer and winter. Paul loved to create and design and would often sit at the kitchen table, notepad in hand, drawing up plans for the next thing he wanted to do. When Springstein needed Christmas lights, Paul not only designed them, he made them from scratch, and hung them on the lamp posts. Paul served four years as a member on The Council on Aging , worked on the Policy Committee for the NDP, and was President of the Morris Constituency. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Whenever he saw a need, he tried to fix it. The family would like to extend their appreciation to each of the Health Care Team for their care and compassion while Paul was in Palliative Care at home. A Celebration of Paul's life will be held on Saturday, June 18th at 2:00 PM.at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, 4000 Portage Avenue, with Laurie Barth officiating. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to do so may make a donation in Paul's memory to a charity of their choosing.