Donald William Paul

Donald William Don Paul 77, of Fremont, OH and Bonita Springs, FL, died Saturday evening, April 28, 2007 at his home in Florida. He was born on November 15th, 1929 to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Paul in Mt Clemens Michigan. Don graduated from Mt. Clemens High School. He enlisted in the US Air Force November 17, 1947 and served as an engineer in Korea with the B29 and B36's. After leaving the military as a staff sergeant, he returned to Mt Clemens and became a car salesman for Lincoln Mercury, and later Fords. He met and married Marguerite Jane Larkins, while working for her father's dealership in Mt Clemens. They were married on June 20, 1953 in St Peters Church in Mt Clemens. He became the youngest Ford dealer in Ford history in 1959 in Algonac Michigan. Then he worked as management and sales in different dealerships in the Detroit area. On Feb 15th 1969 he purchased the old Hill Ford, and made it his own. He purchased and combined the Lincoln Mercury dealership years later. In the early 70's he broke ground and built Don Paul Ford Lincoln Mercury where it stands today as Advantage Ford. Don was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved to skeet shoot and boating was a favorite pastime. In earlier years, Don was a pilot with his own plane. Don was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fremont. Surviving are his wife, Jane, his loving daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Andrew Pietrzyk, as well as his two grandsons Alexander and Michael, residing in Denver; and his brother, David of MI. Preceding him in death are his parents and a sister, Virginia. Visitation will be on Saturday, May 5 from 5 - 8 p.m. and Sunday from 3-7 p.m. at the Herman-Kinn-Karlovetz Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Fremont. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. at the funeral home Sunday evening. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, May 7 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fremont. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorials may be made to SJCC (St Joseph Central Catholic 702 Croghan Street, Fremont, OH 43420)