Paul J. Paradis

PARADIS
PAUL J. PARADIS

Paul J. Paradis, 81, of Salisbury died on Sunday January 28, 2007 after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy L Paradis, two daughters Denise Snight and Adrienne Varieur, and their husbands David Snight and Ray Varieur, all from Silver Spring, Maryland and son Joseph Paradis and his wife, Barbara Nazelrod, from Salisbury. Paul has six grandchildren, Randy and Danny Snight, Lily Varieur, Olivia and Felix Paradis and Timothy Nazelrod.

Paul was born in Somerville, MA in 1925. After graduating high school, he served in World War II from 1943 to 1946 in Europe with the 94th Signal Battalion. In 1946, he began his 34 year career as a federal employee, beginning with the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. Paul obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Northeastern University in 1953. In 1951 Paul was married to Dorothy and they had three children between 1952 and 1960. In 1965, Paul was promoted to Chief Division of Marketing Bureau of Commercial Fisheries in the Washington DC office and the family moved to Silver Spring, MD. Paul continued his government service career until he retired in 1980 as the Executive Officer, Office of Research and Development for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He then continued to work as a consultant for the Joint Oceanographic Institute until 1983.

After retiring, Paul and Dorothy moved to Ocean City, MD where they made many new friends. He enjoyed line-dancing at the MAC

Center in Ocean City and volunteering as a tutor at Stephen Decatur High School. Paul was also very active as a volunteer for the American Heart Association and Mended Hearts Club. He was instrumental in planning the American Heart Association annual fundraiser walk in Ocean City for several years. Paul was a member of the Knights of Columbus, National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARF) and served on the Ocean City Economic Development Committee.

In 2004, Paul and Dorothy moved to Mallard Landing in Salisbury and they were welcomed by the community there. He continued his work with the Mended Hearts Club visiting patients at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Paul enjoyed cooking, listening to Big Band music, watching World War II movies and was an avid bocce ball player.

A graveside service will be held at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring, MD on Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. A memorial mass in celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, February 3, at 1 p.m., at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Salisbury, MD.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Paul's memory to:

Knights of Columbus Council # 9053 Scholarship Fund, 9901 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842

Arrangements are in the care of HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOME PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, 501 Snow Hill Road, Salisbury, MD 21804. Please visit www.hollowayfh.com to express condolences to the family.