Paul Adkins

Paul was born in Pennsylvania on October 28, 1970 to Maryann and Paul Adkins. He was the middle of three children. Paul was the spitting image of his Dad. Everyone who knew Paul's father knew Paul was exactly like him. Paul was his Daddy's buddy. Even as a child Paul walked to the beat of his own drum. He hated school. In fact, when Paul was very young and he didn't want to go to school all he had to do was ask his dad and his dad would let him stay home with him. This didn't sit well with his older sister Sheila or his younger brother Eric who still had to go to school. Paul and his younger brother started chewing tobacco at about the age of 8. This habbit was something he continued through out his entire life. Paul lost his father at the age of 12 in a tragic accident. This loss left an indelible mark on Paul and forever changed his life.

 Paul hated school so much that when he was in elementary school he would threw his book in the mud and stomped on them. This ended up costing his mom to have to pay for books on more than one occasion. Paul's favorite expression growing up was ," FUCK YOUR MAMA!" In fact, when he was in high school he got into a lot of trouble for telling the principal his favorite expression.

 Paul lived in Pennsylvania until he was about 18. At this time he moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Paul spent the next few years in Ohio partying. Drinking beer, chewing tobacco and fishing. There was never a shortage of women. Women adored Paul.

 Paul married a wonderful woman in 1992. The marriage ended a short time later. Paul carried a love for his wife throughout his life but his partying ways took him on another path.

Paul moved back to Pennsylvania sometime in the mid 90's. Over the next several  years he raised a family and spent time with his family and friends. Paul loved his children.  Not a day went by when he didn't think of Joshua, Paul Jr., Kayla, Derek, Shania and Matthew. His children were in his every thought .   Paul loved to party and work on cars and his bike. Paul loved motorcycles and cars and was an excellent mechanic. There was nothing Paul couldn't fix on a car. Unfortunately during this time in Pennsylvania, Paul was diagnosed with liver disease and was in need of a transplant.

 In 2007, Paul met and fell in love and moved to California.  Life was very good for Paul, shortly after arriving in California Paul began to experience health issues. During this time Paul's health deteriorated and sadly Paul lost his battle with liver disease.

 Paul entered into eternity on October 12, 2010.

 We all ask why this happened and what could we have done? What we all forget is Paul has always marched to the beat of his own drum. Paul always lived life on his own terms, even til the very end.