Paul Paulsen

January 13, 1946 - September 15, 2016

Memorial services for Mr. Paul Paulsen, age 70, of Hideaway, Texas are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 24 2016 in the Hideaway Lake Community Church with Rev. Paul Garrison and Rev. Herschel Sanders officiating. Services are under the direction of Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale, Texas. Paul died Thursday, September 15, 2016. Paul was born January 13, 1946 in Sacramento, Ca., the son of Paul F. Paulsen, Jr. and Oris Lorraine Johnston. His father was a decorated WWII bomber pilot and his mother was a military housewife. Paul went to elementary schools in Kansas and Japan. He graduated high school at Lakenheath American High School in England in 1964. He graduated college in 1969 from Valdosta State College, Valdosta, Ga. Throughout high school and college, Paul had an interest in radio broadcasting. He worked at various radio stations in South Georgia and worked for a year at Armed Forces Radio in England. After college, Paul was drafted into the United States Marine, Corp. and was discharged in 1971. He worked for three years at Aerojet Solid Propulsion Company in Sacramento, working on the Minuteman, Hawk, Sparrow and other solid rocket programs. In 1974, he moved to Jacksonville, Fl. to work for Offshore Power Systems as part of their new nuclear power generation business. In 1977, he joined Levi Strauss and Company and became transportation manager at their new distribution center in Henderson, Nv. He married Sarah Jordy in 1989 in Lafayette, Ca. He spent 28 years at Levi’s, retiring in 2004 as National Transportation Manager. Upon retirement, Paul and Sarah moved to Hideaway, Tx. where they have lived since 2006. Paul has been a ham radio operator since 1977. His current call sign is K5PFP. He was a former president of the Tyler Armature Radio Club. Paul has been a private pilot since college. He was also a former Major in the Civil Air Patrol where he served as Communications Officer. Paul had played drums since junior high school. Most recently he played for several church groups as well as the Hideaway Get Happy Singers. Paul enjoyed woodworking, specializing in children’s wooden toys. Paul had battled cancer since 2004, dealing with bladder cancer, cancer of the ureter and skin cancer. Paul had both kidney’s removed and had been on dialysis since 2013. Paul was baptized and joined the Lakeland Baptist Church in Lakeland, Ga. in 1960. He was active in singles ministry at the Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, Ca. in the 1980’s and the Green Valley Methodist Church in Henderson, Nv. and was a member of the Hideaway Lake Community Church for the past ten years. Paul is survived by Sarah Paulsen of Hideaway, Texas; daughter, Kymberly Paulsen of Las Vegas, Nevada; sister, Susan Paulsen of Woodenville, Washington; brother, Rick Paulsen of Sacramento, California; and by three nephews, Josh and Daniel Paulsen and Ryan Megaard. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of East Texas Homeplace, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75701.