[onewhippedpuppy]

I was lucky enough to call Paul a friend “in real life” and also collaborated with him professionally. I can say for certain that he is every bit as incredible of a person in real life. It’s beyond gut-wrenching because when I last saw him a few months ago he was very exited about the prospect of slowing down and spending more time with his family.

I met him in 2006 when I sold a 4Runner that I listed on Pelican, he flew to Wichita and we spent the afternoon together and hit it off immediately. I believe his wife put over 300k on that 4Runner before they sold it to another Pelican. Over the years we kept in touch and periodically met for lunch/dinner/drinks as our schedules aligned, and in 2016 I returned the favor and bought an RX7 that his father had owned since new. I restored it and eventually had to sell for financial reasons, damn I wish I still had that car. More recently we had been collaborating on UAV projects, he is an absolute wealth of knowledge and a great partner. If anybody can defy the odds and beat this, it’s Paul.

I don’t have any dog pics, how about an RX7?