Paul James Stoll

Paul James Stoll

June 23 1932 Mar 8 2016

Paul James Stoll was born in Grass Valley, California in 1932. He moved to Berkeley in 1934 with his Mother and sister. In Berkeley he attended local schools thru the 121th grade. Looking east for college, he decided on Wesleyan (in Connecticut) for his 4 year undergraduate degree, then switched to MIT for further study. Paul caught the eye of various firms looking for new talent in the fields of physics and electronics and biochemistry and was then sponsored for additional degrees in those fields, and subsequently was hired by such companies here on the west coast. For the most part he lived and worked in the Los Angelos area. There he met and married Nancy Vale. He was always ready to encourage education and supported learning through many venues. Though retired, he continued with projects in the fields of his lifetime endeavors. His other great love was for the natural grandure of the mountains and for skiing which he purued whenever possible. It was during this activity that Jim met his death recently on a slope near Bozeman Montana. While at a conference there he took time off for the ski trails. Somehow he veered from the run and smashed fatally into a small grove of trees. He leaves his wife, Nancy, his son Kevin, his sister, and his special friend, Michelle. They and a host of associates and friends will miss him greatly.