I can't believe I missed this for so many days and I'm not sure what to say right now after reading this. I remember the first time I read Paul's thread about his wife Darlene years ago. It was the most powerful and painful thing I've ever read. I can't even begin to imagine how much that hurt him when reading it myself caused me great pain.
Over the years, I actually got to know Paul through personal messages and emails. He gave me alot of career advice as I was interested in entering the bio/chemical defense field. We almost had an opportunity to meet once in DC, but time constraints caused the meeting to fall through. On the forum, Paul was one of my favorite posters, not just because we knew each other personally, but because of his posting style. He could post in any thread about anything and throw in some dry intelligent wit that would just fit. His knowledge and practicality in all situations also appealed to me...My thoughts are all over the place now and my writing probably isn't making much sense anymore so I'll stop.
I'm not sure how I'm supposed to feel, but this news saddens me greatly. I don't have alot of experience with personal deaths. I do know that I'm glad and grateful for the chance to know and talk to him.