Paul Ater

Nikki. I remember that giraffe when it was in his livingroom. Paul always had some amazing art project going on. I miss him too. Thanks for posting that. I've known Paul since high school. His birthday is a day before mine and every year, I would hunt him down and wish him a happy birthday. It'll hit me hard this year.

I can´t believe it´s already been a year since PAUL left us. I met him in 2006 when he was preparing to go to his best friend`s memorial in Thailand. (Luke) He was the guy you could count on to make you laugh. Such a goofball. Even after his stroke, his attitude was positive. I have the pleasure of watching him create some amazing pieces of art. I was at his house and scraps, and he grabbed a metal barrel and in about an hour he had transformed that thing into an elephant. It was...

Pauly, I will miss you so much brother! Paul and I were best friends for 25 years. We did so many terrazzo projects together, none better remembered than the 12 benches we built together at his wonderful property in Scappoose. The Orca and the dolphin almost ended our friendship but you always forgive and we laughed about it. A friendship like ours never ended. Pauly was one of the most talented man I got to work with. I loved Pauly so much and he knew it. I still can´t believe he is gone he...

Paul and I played together with Jerry Joseph, The Welcome Hunters, the gig with Woody Harrelson, Cement and several other projects. There are countless fond memories and funny stories circulating in my head right now. One that comes to mind was when he came out to my house to help me fix one of the gates on the property. While looking for tools and materials in the garage, we found an unexploded M-80 fire cracker that we both got really excited about. He asked if I had an unsliced loaf of...

PAULY! Forever love you! So much! Thanks for the 18 yrs. We did it good. Jaco, Moses and Bella. Thank you so much.