Beloved husband of Maria Melinda Dar Paul; loving father of Marisa Paul, dear brother of Ralph (Ginger) Paul; preceded in death by his parents, James Francis and Dorothy Bamford Paul, Jr. and sister, Elizabeth Watson. Mr. Paul was a member of American Legion Post #312, St. Charles, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Era. He graduated from Webster University where he received a Masters in Public Administration and he received a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Stonehill College. Mr. Paul retired after 10 years with McDonnell Douglas as a quality assurance manager.