Knowing Paul since grade school was special in deed. From his days of playing baseball at the elementary school(George Hall) till the days we Graduated Hillsdale High School. I was there when he got his first job, date, and car. Always a person to want to get ahead, Paul worked at 12 years of age for the San Mateo Times as a PaperBoy. Even though he was suppose to be 14! I think his Dad pulled some strings. At 15 we went to work at Buffys Pizza in Lauriedale. He as a Pizza cook and I as a kitchen helper. He made enough money to buy his first car a 1962 Olds StarChief. Big car which he later sold and bought a brown VW Bug with a OOGA Horn. When things got slow at the Pizza Parlor, some got laid off and Paul landed a job with the phone Company collecting coins from pay phones. At 17 he bought his Maroon colored 1969 Chevrolet Camaro. He loved that car and I even more! I bought it from him 2 years later. At Graduation, Paul and I sat together and afterwards instead of going to the all night school party at the bowling alley, we headed to Half Moon Bay and built a Bon Fire on the Beach. Several other people joined us and we talked for hours about future plans. Over the years since then Paul and I would keep in touch by phone or in person. He grew as a loving father, Husband and Grand Father. And always talked Fondly of his family when we talked. It was just 3 weeks ago I saw Paul at the Giants baseball game…He was looking well. He will be missed! RIP my old friend.
