Paul LaPlante
Jul 20th 1941 - Sep 25th 2007
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Lexi
October 14th 2007
taborlex@hotmail.com
Dear Deanna and Paul,
Is a doctor supposed to enjoy their visits with their patients so much? Everytime I saw you, you were the highlight of my day. You were the highlight of my entire practice in Otsego. God, how I will miss that smile.
Love,
Lexi
Kaye Stewart
October 2nd 2007
kayestewart@jacobsadvertising.com
Dear Bill:
I wanted to send to you my sympathy on the passing of your brother, Paul.
It is so hard when we must let go of the ones we love so much.
If not for you Bill my life would not have been so filled with love and happiness, yet sadness too.
But that is the cycle of life and I’m so glad to be here on this earth to enjoy it. And besides without you (so to speak) I would not have had the two beautiful daughters nor the three darling grandchildren I love so dearly. For it was you, that brought my home in Richland (to play pool in Jan. of 1960) the boy that became the love of my life, Dennis Lee Sweet. He and I married in 1968, our daughter Denise Kaye was born that same year.
And as you may know Denny died in June of 1968. Two and a half months later our Sweet, Candi Lee was born and life became good again as it will for you and your family one day. Candi looked and acted just like her father and like him she too died young, at 28. But she and Denny both live on in my granddaughter Jessica Lee, now 17.
I believe it was in 1964 when I last saw you in downtown Kzoo, but one does not forget the kids we knew in our teenage years. I can still see you, Jim Bogema and Bill Potts walking towards downtown Kalamazoo, the three of you were on top of East Main hill across the street from the drug store when you came across the street to talk to me in my Mother’s car. It was a Sat. in Oct. of 1959 and two of you wore Central varsity jackets.
Thank you again for having Denny call me to tell me you wanted to break up with me giving him the chance to ask if he could call me sometime. It ended up being every few days for the next 3 years until he went into the Navy.
Please say “hello” to your brother Mike as I remember him also. My cousin Helene Hyet sends her thoughts too.
Kaye Hagerman-Sweet
Bruce & Ruth A Coburn
October 1st 2007
liberalman47ad@triton.net
Dear Deana and LaPlante family Our hertfealt condolances go out to you at this tyme ...we just found out about it today 10/01/07 as we no longer subscribe to the kalamazoo gazette...Bruce and Ruth Coburn....
Cindy Collins-Jenkins
October 1st 2007
cinderkins@yahoo.com
PJ, Ken and Jodie,
I am so sorry for your loss, I did not find out about his passing until 9/29 or I would have come to pay my respects. All of you will always have a special place in my heart!!
My prayers and thoughts are with you and entire LaPlante Family.
Love,
Cindy Collins-Jenkins
Bette Jeschke
September 30th 2007
MauiBJ@charter.net
Dear Dee,
My deepest sympathy on the loss of your Paul. He was such a great guy. Of course, Paul and I bonded while you and Sandy talked and talked and talked....So we formed our own chit-chat club over pizza and beer. And boy, did we have important things to say!!!!!
God Bless You!
Bette (BJ) Jeschke
OWEN AND SANDY DERYDER
September 29th 2007
Dinnerbell66@aol.com
DEE........I LIKED PAUL A LOT. FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY WE MET. WE JUST SEEMED TO TALK THE SAME TALK. HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE WHEN WE TALKED, EVEN THROUGH THE ROUGH TIMES. HE IS A MAN I AM PROUD TO SAY I KNEW......OF COURSE DEE, WE THINK THE WORLD OF YOU TOO......PLEASE LET US KNOW IF WE CAN BE OF HELP.........OWEN AND SANDY
Gloria Mendham
September 28th 2007
jgcreekside2@att.net
Deanna,
So sorry for your loss and all that you have been through. You are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Gloria Mendham
Carole Charlie Stanski
September 28th 2007
ctandcj@yahoo.com
DEAR DEE: WE ARE SO SORRY ABOUT THE LOSS OF PAUL.
WE HAVE BEEN THINKING OF YOU. SANDY AND BJ HAVE KEPT US INFORMED. ALSO, WE MISS YOUR SMILING FACE AT THE BAKERY.
YOUR FRIENDS IN CHRIST, CAROLE AND CHARLIE STANSKI
Larry and Judy Morrison
September 28th 2007
We are very sorry we were unable to make it to the funeral. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Our memory of Paul and his cars will always be with us.
Jack Prentice
September 28th 2007
jhprent@aol.com
I'm going to miss you at the eary morning breaskfast at Theo and Stacy's, buddy, but I won't forget you. We shared many a laugh. Keep smiling and I'll see you.
Pat Prentice
September 28th 2007
jhprent@aol.com
Paul and I shared a dislike of our President Bush. We traded books we found discussing the Bush view and shared many a laugh. We also shared our frustrations about the Bush government. Pauley, I will miss you alot. May God bless you. You are still on my prayer list. Love you and until we meet in heaven peace be with you.
September 28th 2007
Jean, Ann, Marie, Eileen, Mike, Steven and Bill,
So sorry to hear about Paul. Haven't seen or talked to him in several months. I called him for some family info, but he was absolutely no help. I put together a book, for my grandchildren, about all sides of their family and, of course, they wanted to see pictures and know about all you guys. Paul gave me Jean's number but I was never able to connect with her. Other than this sadness, hope you are all well and happy. Hard to believe we are this old....again, sorry.
Linda, Tim & Jeff
September 28th 2007
Ken, Jodie and PJ,
So sorry for your loss. Haven't seen or talked to your Dad for several months. We always said we would get together for lunch, but of course, we never did. Other than this tragedy, hope you are all well and happy.
Linda (LaPlante) Wyant, Tim & Jeff
September 28th 2007
Dear Deanna,
So sorry that you have had to go through this. Paul was a great guy, and I am sorry the two of you did not have more time together.
Linda (LaPlante) Wyant and Sons
Dennis Thomas
September 26th 2007
I remember Paul when we were baler operators at Fisher Body in Kalamazoo, Michigan. What a fun time and great guy. Of all the people I argued with Paul wouldn’t argue, he would just agree with you and laugh, thus no argument on anything. He was a very likeable guy and will be missed greatly. I always think we’ll all see each other again someday, rest easy Paul. An old friend, Dennis Thomas
Janice Beck
September 26th 2007
beckj@millerjohnson.com
Good bye, my friend. You will truly be missed in this world. If not for your wonderful wife, Deanna, we may have never crossed paths and as I always told you, you are one heck of a special person! I would have missed out not having met you. You are a hootenany. Deanna means the world to me and it makes me so sad that she will now be without you, but I also know that you were her world and I am so happy that she did have the time with you that she did. I always loved seeing you, joking around, pestering you, and especially cutting up with laughter. There was never I time that we spoke or we saw each other that we didn't laugh and carry on about something or other. As a matter of fact, your smile and laughter will always be with me and you will always have a special place in my heart. As I promised to you, Paul, I will always and forever look in on Deanna and be there for her, and remember, as you watch over her and all of your loved ones in your family, you were truly loved by all of them. Especially Deanna.
Rest in peace, my friend.
Jan Beck
Lexi
October 14th 2007
taborlex@hotmail.com
Dear Deanna and Paul,
Is a doctor supposed to enjoy their visits with their patients so much? Everytime I saw you, you were the highlight of my day. You were the highlight of my entire practice in Otsego. God, how I will miss that smile.
Love,
Lexi
Kaye Stewart
October 2nd 2007
kayestewart@jacobsadvertising.com
Dear Bill:
I wanted to send to you my sympathy on the passing of your brother, Paul.
It is so hard when we must let go of the ones we love so much.
If not for you Bill my life would not have been so filled with love and happiness, yet sadness too.
But that is the cycle of life and I’m so glad to be here on this earth to enjoy it. And besides without you (so to speak) I would not have had the two beautiful daughters nor the three darling grandchildren I love so dearly. For it was you, that brought my home in Richland (to play pool in Jan. of 1960) the boy that became the love of my life, Dennis Lee Sweet. He and I married in 1968, our daughter Denise Kaye was born that same year.
And as you may know Denny died in June of 1968. Two and a half months later our Sweet, Candi Lee was born and life became good again as it will for you and your family one day. Candi looked and acted just like her father and like him she too died young, at 28. But she and Denny both live on in my granddaughter Jessica Lee, now 17.
I believe it was in 1964 when I last saw you in downtown Kzoo, but one does not forget the kids we knew in our teenage years. I can still see you, Jim Bogema and Bill Potts walking towards downtown Kalamazoo, the three of you were on top of East Main hill across the street from the drug store when you came across the street to talk to me in my Mother’s car. It was a Sat. in Oct. of 1959 and two of you wore Central varsity jackets.
Thank you again for having Denny call me to tell me you wanted to break up with me giving him the chance to ask if he could call me sometime. It ended up being every few days for the next 3 years until he went into the Navy.
Please say “hello” to your brother Mike as I remember him also. My cousin Helene Hyet sends her thoughts too.
Kaye Hagerman-Sweet
Bruce & Ruth A Coburn
October 1st 2007
liberalman47ad@triton.net
Dear Deana and LaPlante family Our hertfealt condolances go out to you at this tyme ...we just found out about it today 10/01/07 as we no longer subscribe to the kalamazoo gazette...Bruce and Ruth Coburn....
Cindy Collins-Jenkins
October 1st 2007
cinderkins@yahoo.com
PJ, Ken and Jodie,
I am so sorry for your loss, I did not find out about his passing until 9/29 or I would have come to pay my respects. All of you will always have a special place in my heart!!
My prayers and thoughts are with you and entire LaPlante Family.
Love,
Cindy Collins-Jenkins
Bette Jeschke
September 30th 2007
MauiBJ@charter.net
Dear Dee,
My deepest sympathy on the loss of your Paul. He was such a great guy. Of course, Paul and I bonded while you and Sandy talked and talked and talked....So we formed our own chit-chat club over pizza and beer. And boy, did we have important things to say!!!!!
God Bless You!
Bette (BJ) Jeschke
OWEN AND SANDY DERYDER
September 29th 2007
Dinnerbell66@aol.com
DEE........I LIKED PAUL A LOT. FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY WE MET. WE JUST SEEMED TO TALK THE SAME TALK. HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE WHEN WE TALKED, EVEN THROUGH THE ROUGH TIMES. HE IS A MAN I AM PROUD TO SAY I KNEW......OF COURSE DEE, WE THINK THE WORLD OF YOU TOO......PLEASE LET US KNOW IF WE CAN BE OF HELP.........OWEN AND SANDY
Gloria Mendham
September 28th 2007
jgcreekside2@att.net
Deanna,
So sorry for your loss and all that you have been through. You are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Gloria Mendham
Carole Charlie Stanski
September 28th 2007
ctandcj@yahoo.com
DEAR DEE: WE ARE SO SORRY ABOUT THE LOSS OF PAUL.
WE HAVE BEEN THINKING OF YOU. SANDY AND BJ HAVE KEPT US INFORMED. ALSO, WE MISS YOUR SMILING FACE AT THE BAKERY.
YOUR FRIENDS IN CHRIST, CAROLE AND CHARLIE STANSKI
Larry and Judy Morrison
September 28th 2007
We are very sorry we were unable to make it to the funeral. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Our memory of Paul and his cars will always be with us.
Jack Prentice
September 28th 2007
jhprent@aol.com
I'm going to miss you at the eary morning breaskfast at Theo and Stacy's, buddy, but I won't forget you. We shared many a laugh. Keep smiling and I'll see you.
Pat Prentice
September 28th 2007
jhprent@aol.com
Paul and I shared a dislike of our President Bush. We traded books we found discussing the Bush view and shared many a laugh. We also shared our frustrations about the Bush government. Pauley, I will miss you alot. May God bless you. You are still on my prayer list. Love you and until we meet in heaven peace be with you.
September 28th 2007
Jean, Ann, Marie, Eileen, Mike, Steven and Bill,
So sorry to hear about Paul. Haven't seen or talked to him in several months. I called him for some family info, but he was absolutely no help. I put together a book, for my grandchildren, about all sides of their family and, of course, they wanted to see pictures and know about all you guys. Paul gave me Jean's number but I was never able to connect with her. Other than this sadness, hope you are all well and happy. Hard to believe we are this old....again, sorry.
Linda, Tim & Jeff
September 28th 2007
Ken, Jodie and PJ,
So sorry for your loss. Haven't seen or talked to your Dad for several months. We always said we would get together for lunch, but of course, we never did. Other than this tragedy, hope you are all well and happy.
Linda (LaPlante) Wyant, Tim & Jeff
September 28th 2007
Dear Deanna,
So sorry that you have had to go through this. Paul was a great guy, and I am sorry the two of you did not have more time together.
Linda (LaPlante) Wyant and Sons
Dennis Thomas
September 26th 2007
I remember Paul when we were baler operators at Fisher Body in Kalamazoo, Michigan. What a fun time and great guy. Of all the people I argued with Paul wouldn’t argue, he would just agree with you and laugh, thus no argument on anything. He was a very likeable guy and will be missed greatly. I always think we’ll all see each other again someday, rest easy Paul. An old friend, Dennis Thomas
Janice Beck
September 26th 2007
beckj@millerjohnson.com
Good bye, my friend. You will truly be missed in this world. If not for your wonderful wife, Deanna, we may have never crossed paths and as I always told you, you are one heck of a special person! I would have missed out not having met you. You are a hootenany. Deanna means the world to me and it makes me so sad that she will now be without you, but I also know that you were her world and I am so happy that she did have the time with you that she did. I always loved seeing you, joking around, pestering you, and especially cutting up with laughter. There was never I time that we spoke or we saw each other that we didn't laugh and carry on about something or other. As a matter of fact, your smile and laughter will always be with me and you will always have a special place in my heart. As I promised to you, Paul, I will always and forever look in on Deanna and be there for her, and remember, as you watch over her and all of your loved ones in your family, you were truly loved by all of them. Especially Deanna.
Rest in peace, my friend.
Jan Beck
