Paul Louis LaCelle

Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We have so many memories of your dad. Especially how as a local church board member in Gates he knew exactly the right time to speak and the right time to be quiet. His gentle quiet words were well respected by others. He could diffuse differences with profound, but humorous responses to which no one knew how to respond. One story that we heard about was when others on the board were concerned that I (Jerry) was pretty young at 27 to take on a church...

Our thoughts and prayers are with all the family. May your memories bring you comfort.

Pete, Andrea, Kristina and Erik,
I'm saddened to hear of your Dad's passing. He was a kind and generous man. He always welcomed us in his house, despite the noise we sometimes made and emptying his refrigerator for him. I hope the lifetime of good memories comfort you when you think of him.

My deepest sympathy to Paul's family, from an old med school classmate

I am very saddened to receive the message that my dear friend Paul had passed away. He will be sorely missed.

Paul was a superb scientist, a great leader, and a marvelous human being. I am very fortunate to have known him for more than 40 years. I learned a great deal from him about scientific research on blood cell deformability and other matters and the gentle, thoughtful, and effective way he handled even the most difficult situations.

The last time I was with him...

Saw this on Chuck's Facebook and was so shocked. Grieving. He was one of our most faithful supporters.

Paul was a wonderful, thoughtful, caring person and somebody I very much admired. He was a reliable source of good sense, a strong and consistent advocate for students (as Dean), and a very supportive person who helped me many times over the years.