Paul Pearson

Still can't believe he is gone. I am an administrator for the first time now and I want to call him regularly to find out what he would do and what he would think about various things. I hate that he is not in the world anymore because it needs more "Pauls" and less of other types of people.

Just found out about Paul's passing and didn't know that his wife Barb predeceased him. Paul was a great friend and golf buddy when he lived and worked in Oneonta. We both worked at the Job Corps there. In the 90's I went to Bainbridge Island to have dinner with Paul and Barb. We had salmon that Barb's dad had caught in Alaska. He was a kind and gentle soul.

I worked with Paul from 2003 until his retirement. I cannot fully express what he meant to me. We met during a chaotic time for me and I think he literally changed my life by ignoring my uncouth edges and focusing on my strengths and potential. Although not openly demonstrative, Paul was extremely supportive; I always knew he had my back. He was my first professional role model and taught me a great deal about tolerance, patience, and what grace under pressure really meant. He mostly did this...

I am chair of the Department of Biochemistry where Paul worked for many years. I have collected a series of remembrances about Paul. Please let me know where to send them so that they will reach the family.