In Memory

Paul Duckett

Paul Duckett



 
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01/23/10 11:42 AM #1    

Donna Lennon (Schneider)

I was saddened to read of Paul's death in the newspaper. I hadn't seen him since our 10 year class reunion. I had been a classmate of Pauls since elementary school.
I recently came accross the Mother's Day recipe book that our second grade class made for our mothers. Each one of us was required to bring our favorite recipe to school and then the teacher copied them. Next, the teacher had us put all the recipes together into books and decorate the covers. I looked up what Paul submitted for his favorite recipe it was for a salad. (If you would like a copy of the recipe I could e-mail it to you, just let me know.)
An interesting thing you might not know about Paul is that from 5th-8th grade he played violin in the school orchestra. Paul had a natural gift for playing violin, so whatever song we were given he played it with ease. It was a sad day for our violin section when Paul decided to quit orchestra, because he was 1st chair. I always thought with his talent as a violin player he could have went far as a musician.
I didn't have Paul in any of my classes again until 10th grade drivers education. During the classroom portion, I remember the day the teacher had us wait in the hallway as he had placed automotive parts around the room on various tables. The teacher then had us pick partners. Once we had partners,we were to go inside together and write down the name of each of the various parts as a team. I asked Paul to be my partner.(He was so good at automative stuff, and I was not.)I am very glad Paul said "Yes" to being my partner, because we passed that test thanks to his knowledge.
Our paths did not cross much after that, but if they did he always spoke to me. I will always remember Paul as a talented, friendly, helpful guy. I'm sad that he is no longer with us!

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