Paul D. "English Paul" Spanton

Karen, we were so sorry to hear of your loss.
Though we never met Paul, we know how much he will be missed by you and all who knew him. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. You are welcome to come visit any time.
Love, Gail and Gene

Dearest Karen,

When I got your call about Paul I was in shock not knowing that he was ill.

I was also struck with a flood of wonderful memories of our times together.

From our first meeting, Paul (BP for "Big Paul") was one of my closest friends. Not only did we play music together, we also shared our love of motorcycles, good times and laughs.

I will always remember our Christmas together and although my moving from the area caused us not to see each other in...

Dear Karen,
My son studies music at Napoli and when he has a lesson I wait there for him. During that time a red headed guy, who was a teacher with a free time slot, would wander out to the waiting room. It was Paul of course. We began chatting during these times and I realized that, even as a man in my fifties, I could learn a lot from him.

I began bass lessons with him and I learned a tremendous amount in the relatively short time before he had to stop teaching. We had a great...

Dear Karen,

I am so sorry. I spoke with your dad today (Wednesday). Dad sounds great. Please know that I am here for you any time, day or night. I pray that God gives you strength as I know he will.

Paul's British accent was such a delight. Plus he was cute as a button. I will keep you and Paul in my prayers. Adrianna and I will see you this Friday.

I love you,

Elena

Dear Karen, I want to express my condolences. I was a student of Paul's for about 2 years in 2004 and 2005. He was a great teacher and a great person. He always had a story to tell and some new thing to teach me on the guitar or bass and never seemed to concerned about the time. I was very sorry to have lost contact with him when he stopped teaching. I enjoyed my weekly lessons with him very much and will think of him whenever I pick up my guitar.

Dear Karen,

Hello. You probably don't know me but Paul was a good friend of mine. He was an inspiring person and a very, very kind man. He taught me how to play the bass and I still remember his teachings today. He taught me for 2 and a half very informative years until he left on illness. I never quite had a teacher like Paul. No other teacher could compare. He wanted to see in a band one day and believe or not I am in one today. I know that he would be proud. He taught me somany...

Karen, This is Kelly from NAPOLI MUSIC SCHOOL. I was so very sorry to hear about your loss along with other teachers and students here at the school. Paul was a wonderful person and teacher and always brightened up our days with his always insightful conversation and great talent. His students loved him and he will be missed. You will be glad to know that I am an organ donor and believe everyone should be. Let's hope Paul's cause inspires others to be organ donors and also brings music...