Paul Vandevert

I met Paul at Bryanston school in the seventies. I will always remember him for his enthusiasm, love of drama and strong opinions! He was also noted for his Earth shoes which were not a thing in England at the time. I am very shocked and sad that he has died so young and know that many, many people will miss him.

This shocking news has only just reached us here in the uk. We were great friends at Bryanston school. My first memory was of him arriving a week late much to the annoyance of our rather strict Literature master Mr Carpenter Jacobs who later became a beloved mentor to Paul. He had many "American peculiarities" for us Brits - such as speaking up in class (horror!) and wearing strange 'earth shoes'. He was a breath of fresh air and we loved him. The time he dived into the river with his...

It was a shock to hear about paul's passing. We were both at Bryanston School.

I was saddened and shocked to hear about Paul’s sudden death two weeks ago. I met Paul shortly after he joined GM in the mid nineties because of my work on the GM public policy staff on trade issues. I always appreciated his sharp mind and quick wit and was sorry to see him go over to Ford, although we continued to work together on industry issues until my retirement from GM. On March 1, his name came up at a Michigan District Export Council meeting, when I heartily endorsed him to become...

My condolences to Paul's family and friends. Paul and I were close friends in grade school. We were in scouting together on countless hikes including an epic 60-miler across the Cascades. We took ski lessons together at Alpental and competed against each other in math and science - he always seemed to beat me by a couple of points. We lost track of each other when he was sent away to Charle Wright. I recently reconnected with him and shared our life's paths. It was so good to talk to...

I'm so saddened to learn of Paul's passing. He was my boss years ago and a mentor when I first started working as a customs lawyer at Delphi. But over the years we also became good friends and I'm grateful for the advice and support he was always willing to give when I needed it. For this I will always remember Paul and will surely miss him.

What a beautiful life! I enjoyed that each meeting on trade was met with wild hand gestures and theatrics, and a dash of humor, always spot on with his law. May his family and friends find peace during this difficult time. Former Ford Colleague,

I am so sorry to hear this. I only knew Paul professionally, and not in great depth, but his subject matter mastery, passion over parsing through poorly drafted legislation and arguing about what it should say instead, and energetic personality were memorable. I enjoyed talking with him (and wish I'd had a chance to talk about writing workshops and conferences with him!). His life is an inspiration to every lawyer who also wanted to live a creative and fulfilling life and not be wholly...