Submitted by Dan Rich

May 3, 1923 - Aug. 15, 1996 - South Bend Tribune 8/20/1996

Paul J. Morin, 73, of Calhoun Street, in Mishawaka, died Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Overlake Hospital in Seattle, Wash., after a brief illness.

Paul was born on May 3, 1923 in Cle Elum, Wash., to Lewis John and Kathryn A. (Byrne) Morin, who preceded him in death. On Nov. 11, 1950, in St. Monica Chruch, Mishawaka, Paul married the former Mary Lou Philion, who survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Paul Morin, Jr. of Portland, Ore. and Robert Morin of Richmond, Va.; six daughters, Monica Toth of Hinsdale, Ill., Michele Ahern of South Bend, Maureen Ni of Woodinville, Wash., Christine Sayers of Seattle, Wash., Kathleen Brennan of Elmhurst, Ill. and Bridget Salmick of Portland, Ore.; a sister, Claire Lucille Smith of Seattle, Wash; and three grandchildren, Lily Ahern of South Bend and Carolyn and Annalise Toth of Hinsdale, Ill.

Paul was preceded in death by a daughter, Denise Rose Morin in 1967; four brothers, Leo Carroll, Robert Lewis, John Lawrence, and William Francis Morin; five sisters, Marjorie Elizabeth, Helen Claire, Rosemary Theresa, Jeanne Louise, and Anne Kathryn Morin; and a grandson, Robert Morin, Jr.

A funeral mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, at 10 a.m., in St. Monica Catholic Church in Mishawaka. Visitation for friends will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m, today, at the Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home, Mishawaka, where there will be a wake service at 3:30 p.m, today. Friends may also visit one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will follow at the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Mish-awaka.

Paul retired from the Whitehall Laboratories after 28 years in 1988. He attended the University of Notre Dame and received a Bachelors of Arts degree in English in 1951. He earned his Masters degree in English in 1960. He taught at the University for five years. Paul volunteered and served in the U.S. Army as a member of the 70th Tank Battalion during World War II. He was injured during the Battle of the Bulge in January of 1945 and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was honorably discharged as a Sergeant. He was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church where he as actively involved in numerous activities, most recently as a Eucharistic Minister.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Monica's Building Fund, c/o St. Monica Church, 222 E. Mishawaka Ave., Mishawaka, IN, In memory of Paul J. Morin