Paul's Celestial "To Do" List

Thank you so much for setting up this page as a way for people to share our experiences with your dad and celebrate his life.  Your dad was colleague as well as a great friend of mine for over 10 years.  He was the most genuine person I’ve ever met – he made everyone feel like they were his best friend.  I’ve been thinking about what he might be doing up in heaven, because we know he won’t sit still, especially now that he doesn’t have to sleep anymore!


This is what I’ve thought of so far:


Paul's Celestial To Do List:
1. Attend huge "Welcome to Heaven" party and catch up with loved ones.
2. Support us gently through our grief.
3. Join the committee that welcomes babies and children into heaven.  He'll probably be in charge of the committee soon.
4. Meet with God to discuss ways to improve the human body.  He had many ideas on this.  The two that I remember are: (1) the respiratory and digestive systems should each have their own tubes.  The shared esophagus is a poor design that leads to choking. (2) separate sex from procreation.  Procreation should be very painful so that only people who really want to be parents will do it.
5. Find the reigning racquet ball champion and challenge him/her to a match.
6. Sing karaoke, much to the chagrin of the other angels.
7. Meet with Victor McKusick to discuss interesting genetic cases.
8. Watch the baseball legends at work.  He is just in time for the heavenly play-offs.

I would love it if you would share it on the memorial website – I would love to hear what others would add based on their experiences with him.

His death happened so suddenly that I was not able to attend his funeral (I live in Syracuse NY now), but I will be there for his memorial event.

Aileen

Aileen Kenneson-Adams, PhD

Research Health Science Specialist

Center for Integrated Health Care

Syracuse VAMC