[Geysers] Paul Strasser

[Karen Webb]

Paul and I knew you probably a little less well than Zayne knew your 
kids, but two things stand out. When we first "upped" with GOSA, Paul 
was the secretary, and he wrote us the most wonderful, warm, and 
welcoming letter you could imagine, sprinkled with geyser tidbits from 
you guys' vast knowledge of the geyser fields (so you knew it wasn't a 
fill-in-the-blank sort of welcome letter. It would take an odd program 
indeed to come up with "If you've walked on the floor of Geyser Springs, 
you are a braver soul than I."

The other is for any sort of "Paul in action" memories you're 
collecting. When your boy was about 3 (this is a guess) and the Norris 
mudholes had become a real Norris Pool, Paul noticed your son climbing 
on the barrier that had been cobbled together around it. I don't think 
I've ever seen someone who trained at track and field move that fast to 
retrieve anything that might have been foolhardily walking in harm's 
way. The other must have been a year or two earlier because a bottle was 
involved. The entire membership of GOSA was parked at F&M and somehow 
the baby bottle involved got loose and took a running leap into the 
river. I remember seeing Paul disappear and then reappear on the 
downhill slope below Link, racing the flow of the river so he could get 
ahead of the bottle and retrieve it.

Still completely non-plussed about this.
Prayers and blessings,
Karen Webb


On 5/19/2013 5:44 PM, Suzanne Strasser wrote:
> For all of you that knew him, I would greatly appreciate it if you 
> could post or send to me a favorite memory of Paul.  If you have any 
> photos I would love to see them as well.  I am going to collect all 
> the remembrances for a memory book.
> Since Friday the outpouring of love and support has been amazing, and 
> I thank you all.
> Suzanne
> (sjstrasser at comcast.net <mailto:sjstrasser at comcast.net>)
>
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> [mailto:geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu] *On Behalf Of *Suzanne 
> Strasser
> *Sent:* Saturday, May 18, 2013 5:18 PM
> *To:* Geysers at lists.wallawalla.edu
> *Subject:* [Geysers] Paul Strasser
>
> Dear friends,
> I am so sorry to have to tell you that Paul passed away yesterday, 
> after a 3-year long battle with ALS.  It is much consolation to the 
> family that he passed peacefully and was spared dealing with the end 
> stages of the disease.  On the other hand, it was still a shock to 
> us.  He had been fairly stable until Monday, and then suddenly went 
> downhill fast.
> He and I appreciated the friendships we formed with you in the geyser 
> basins, and I will always treasure the memories.
> We have a vacation in Yellowstone planned for July 20-28, and I am 
> hoping we can have a memorial get together in remembrance of Paul 
> for friends that are there.  Something upbeat to remember all the good 
> times we had.  And I do also hope to be there for Labor Day weekend to 
> raise a glass for Paul at the wine and cheese party.
> I hope he is looking down on us all to witness many eruptions of 
> Morning, Giant, Fan and Mortar, Splendid, Steamboat, Grand... and 
> many, many more.
> With much love,
> Suzanne
>
>
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