Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Paul and Nancy were the first neighbors we met when we moved to Cazenovia in 2018. In my 67 years, I have never had better neighbors. Our walks with our dogs, his lending a hand, their donating flowers and vegetables from their beautiful roadside garden, etc. I still and probably always will look in the window when I walk by to wave to him (and Nancy) and his beloved Fergus. Once he asked me for some computer help and to help him lift (some wood of course for a new sub floor base). I was more than happy to help because until that point, it was always him giving, now in some small manner I could reciprocate. Down to earth as they come. In going to his property in Dureyter in December to get a Xmas tree, we saw the property and the bridges and buildings built with his sons Ed and Will. I made the mistake of saying “that evergreen looks like it is on its death bed”. He then told me the exact name for the tree and how the disease was only on one side because he implanted the tree with it so he could show current ESF students who still would go to his property to learn in a real lab. RIP Paul and thanks for being our friend and neighbor, the street is a little more lonely without you.
