Patricia Jane Paul

Paul, Patricia J.

age 86, passed away suddenly of an aneurysm in her home at Vista Grande Villa on Friday, November 2, 2012. Pat was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 3, 1926 to Dr. Marion and Katherine Slaughter. She grew up in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and attended Central Michigan College and the University of Michigan, graduating from U of M in 1948. She met Robert L. Paul in Kalamazoo and they married on November 1, 1952. She had two children and enjoyed being a mother and homemaker. In 1964 the family moved to Jackson, MI and Pat participated in many clubs and organizations including the U of M alumni, the Jackson Garden Club, and the Tuesday Musicale Chorus in which she sang for almost 50 years. She loved music, the arts, cooking and entertaining and discovered her passion for Astrology in 1970. Pat was a professional astrologer. She taught classes in Astrology at Jackson Community College, had a radio show, wrote a column for the Jackson Citizen Patriot, provided entertaining talks and formed a Metaphysical/Astrology group in Jackson meeting monthly for many years to advance the study of Astrology. She had boundless energy and was very generous in spirit and gave many hours of volunteer service. Patricia was very active in her many groups until the day she died.

She is survived by her husband; Robert L. Paul, her children; David (Lori) Paul and Susan (Arthur) Maerlender, and her grandchildren; Laura Paul, Ryan (Amanda) Paul, their mother, Marcia Paul, Christina Maerlender and Michael Maerlender, Lori's children; Caity and Jessica and her siblings; Suzanne Slaughter, Marjorie Stemple, and Daniel Slaughter.

A service celebrating Pat's life will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 743 W. Michigan Ave., in Jackson on Saturday, November 17, at 2:00 pm with Rev. James Hegedus presiding. There will be a visitation hour at 1:00 before the service at the church. In lieu of flowers the family encourages contributions to the Tuesday Musicale Youth Music Scholarship Fund or the American Diabetes Foundation.

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