I've been dreading having to write this post since yesterday.

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205. Paul and I had discussed South Texas

My mom and father grew up in the Rio Grande Valley (Mission and Donna). We lived in Corpus Christie for a couple of years. We moved to Florida for a couple of years. After my father died, we moved back to Mission when I was in 5th grade.. Paul and I discussed South Texas and he knew the high school I went to. In high school, we went up to Corpus for speech and debate tournaments and to Kingsville for UIL regionals. I remember going to the Premont debate tournament once. . In college, one of the members of the debate squad was from Corpus and we went down to judge debate tournaments.

South Texas was interesting. I still remember my cat killing and bringing a rabbit to our back porch. I saw a few rattlesnakes and cotton mouths over the years when I was in scouting.

Paul was a great man and was a major contributor to DU. Paul was a great democrat and I know that he joined me in hoping to see Texas turn blue. I know that he had a number of physical ailments and I worried about him. I am so sorry for your loss. Paul will be missed.

Thank you for alerting us to Paul’s death.