Paul Hopf Mylander

On April 21, 2023, Paul H. Mylander passed peacefully at home in Lewes, DE. Born on April 14, 1943, in Baltimore, he lived in Towson, Maryland until his family relocated to their family farm on the eastern shore at Love Point on Kent Island. Paul experienced many happy memories from his boyhood where he became a hunter, a pilot and a skydiver, logging over two hundred jumps. He attended Randolph Macon Military Academy and graduated from East Tennessee State University as a member of the SAE Fraternity. He served in the U.S. Army as a commissioned officer. After a tour in Vietnam, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Joint Service Commendation Medal.
In 1990, Paul moved to Delaware after working for 20 years in the financial services industry in Washington, DC, to serve as President/CEO of Delaware National Bank, which later became Fulton Financial. He retired in 2005 as Chairman/CEO of the organization.
Paul was a lifetime member of Ducks Unlimited and thoroughly enjoyed his pheasant hunting trips to South Dakota and entertaining his friends with embellished stories. He loved golf later in life and was involved in many fundraising tournaments. Paul was a devoted advocate of Beebe Medical Center and served as Chairman on both the Medical Board and the Foundation Board, and chaired multiple capital campaigns to benefit both organizations. He was also an avid supporter of the American Heart Association and was honored as the 2009 recipient of the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award. Paul was also active in Rotary International and was capital campaign chairman for CHEER, the nonprofit Sussex County Senior Services. He served on the Board of the Bank of Delmarva, the Community Bank Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the Independent Community Bankers of America, and the Delaware Bankers Association. Paul was also on the boards of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, the Lewes Chamber of Commerce, and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce.
Paul is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Patricia Mylander; his siblings, Charles Mylander (Marilyn) and Jane Wainwright; daughters Virginia Swift, Elizabeth Mylander, and Caroline Moulsdale (Christopher), step-children Allison Carpenter (Karl) and Vincent Moore; six grandchildren (Amanda, Severn, Annabelle, Nicholas, Tristan, and Isabelle) and three step-grandchildren (Savanna, Charlie, and Destany) as well as a large extended family.
A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 3:00 PM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE, where friends may visit beginning at 2:00 PM.
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In lieu of flowers, the family suggest donations to Beebe Medical Foundation, 902 Savannah Road, Lewes, DE (www.beebehealthcare.org/beebe-medical-foundation/donate) or the American Heart Association, PO Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692 (https://www.heart.org).
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