<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Suzanne, I am so sorry to hear of that news and our thoughts and prayers will be with you.  When I think of Paul two images always come to mind:  one, is the time back in the late 1970s I believe when Splendid and Daisy erupted and he was jumping up and down with boundless energy and joy!  The other image is Paul stretched out on the 2nd floor of the Old Faithful Inn with his eyes closed and a look on his face that expressed complete peace, happiness and relaxation, as Tara mesmerized us playing her violin with her haunting rendiition of Ashokan Farewell.</SPAN></div> <div><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"></SPAN> </div> <div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">This is the Paul I will remember and, as you say,<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR> I hope that joy and peace are with him as he looks down on his beloved Yellowstone.</SPAN></div> <div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"></SPAN> </div> <div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Butch</SPAN></div> <div style="RIGHT: auto"><BR style="RIGHT: auto"></div> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV style="RIGHT: auto" dir=ltr><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; DISPLAY: inline !important; FONT: 13px/16px arial, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: normal; FLOAT: none; COLOR: rgb(68,68,68); WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> <DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr readonly="true" contenteditable="false"></DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Suzanne Strasser <sjstrasser@comcast.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, May 18, 2013 5:18 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Geysers] Paul Strasser<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=y_msg_container><BR> <DIV id=yiv4837111873> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Consolas><SPAN class=yiv4837111873351005718-18052013>Dear friends,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Consolas><SPAN class=yiv4837111873351005718-18052013></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Consolas><SPAN class=yiv4837111873351005718-18052013>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.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Consolas><SPAN class=yiv4837111873351005718-18052013></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Consolas><SPAN class=yiv4837111873351005718-18052013>He and I appreciated <SPAN class=yiv4837111873448523522-18052013>the friendships we formed with you in the geyser basins, and I will always treasure the memories</SPAN>.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Consolas><SPAN class=yiv4837111873351005718-18052013></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Consolas><SPAN class=yiv4837111873351005718-18052013><SPAN class=yiv4837111873448523522-18052013>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.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Consolas><SPAN class=yiv4837111873351005718-18052013><SPAN class=yiv4837111873448523522-18052013></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Consolas><SPAN class=yiv4837111873351005718-18052013><SPAN class=yiv4837111873448523522-18052013>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.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Consolas><SPAN class=yiv4837111873351005718-18052013></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Consolas><SPAN class=yiv4837111873351005718-18052013>With much love,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Consolas><SPAN class=yiv4837111873351005718-18052013>Suzanne</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Geysers mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu" ymailto="mailto:Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu">Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</A><BR><A href="https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers" target=_blank>https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers</A><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>