Professor Paul Joel Alpers

Please accept my sincere condolences on the death of your dear love one. “And no resident will say: I am sick…” Isa 33:24. This is a promise God has made known in his word. Perhaps one day in the divine future you or I may see again those fallen from our lives due to a sickness or illness that led to an untimely death. Prayers go out to the surviving family and friends may the God of comfort continue to bless you and yours.

I just read the In memorium in the PMLA. It was an honor to know Paul since the 1980's, when I was an undergraduate at UCB. I find solace as I hope his family does in knowing that he had a long, beautiful life and that he faced he challenges of life with grace and humility.

My sincere condolences to President Christ and family. I had the pleasure of walking with and sitting next to Paul at the first Convocation he experienced at Smith College. I recall him being eruditely amazed with the festivities of the event. He was a kind gentleman and will be greatly missed.

We remember when Paul and Carol first came to Northampton, walking around the city just to appreciate it. We talked to Paul about playing in our pickup soccer games. He used to play goalie and considered it until, he said, when he told his brother, the brother said,"Oh, you are giving up playing piano?" Paul, perhaps wisely, decided he wanted to save his fingers for music.
We always enjoyed talking to him at Smith functions and he always had time for us. We missed him recently at...

Condolences to The Alpers Family. Was an undergraduate in 1973 at Cal.when I was fortunate enough to have Dr. Alpers as a Professor. Wonderful experience!