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My dad and I had trouble finding things to talk about, but Paul's intro bio course changed a lot of that. For a semester, my freshman year, my dad followed the class on Serendip, and we'd talk about ideas Paul brought up (what makes something living?), and for that semester, my dad and I had a real relationship and would talk often, and that continued to build. Paul's ideas, and his ways of thinking about ideas, really changed me. His door was always open, and when I was freaking out about graduating and not knowing what I was going to do, he told me I didn't have to know. He said just take what feels like the next right step for right now, and eventually, one step will lead to another and you'll be where you're supposed to be. Words I live by today.

What a huge loss.