MetaChat is an informal place for MeFites to touch base and post, discuss and
chatter about topics that may not belong on MetaFilter. Questions? Check the FAQ. Please note: This is important.
Yeah, I grew up with him. His elder brother Scott and I went to music school together, played in bands together, taught at the same lesson studio, etc. Paul was a great guy, and I remember him fondly.
I'm not saying this because he's dead, or because he was on board Flight 77... he genuinely one of the most likeable people I've ever known. Smart, funny, modest, talented... The Real Deal. At 32, he was poised be one of the most important physicians in America.