Paul Haymond Obituary 1944-2019
Paul in the 1980s. Photo by Bill Higgins. Paul Arnett Haymond was born in Salem, Oregon on September 28, 1944, more than two months after his father, Guy Arnett Haymond, was killed in the Battle of Normandy. His mother, Evelyn Hester Kearns, later remarried and had three more children. Paul graduated from North Salem High in 1962. In 1968, he took a four-month motorcycle ride across the Lower 48. He ended up in New York, first in Rockland County, then Queens, and finally in Staten Island. He stayed on Staten Island for the rest of his life, with the exception of three years in the late 70s when he worked in Oregon and spent time with his siblings. Paul was a devoted brother and father figure to his much younger sisters, Janine and Jill. He even chose Janine’s name. He was a loyal friend and helper to many, an atheist who lived the Golden Rule better than many religious people. Paul was, in the words of one friend, the guy you called when your car broke down at two...