Paul Vernon Weaver was born on November 14, 1926 in Moorfield, IN, a small farming community in southern Indiana. Like so many young men coming of age during WWII, he served nearly 2 years in the U.S. Army, stationed primarily on Manila Island in the Pacific. After the war, he moved back to Indiana with his young bride and worked in Indianapolis and Gary, IN, then later in Visalia, CA, Omaha, NB, and the San Francisco Bay area in various capacities with the VA and IRS.
In 1970, he adopted Fresno as his permanent home. Although he retired in 1980 from his role as Accounting Branch Chief at the IRS data center in Fresno, he went on to lead the First California Federal Credit Union, worked as a courier for legal offices in the Fresno area, and managed a small business as an individual income tax preparer. He still found time to golf, travel with his wife Carmen, and spend time with family and friends as host of the Weaver Resort—his home in Fresno for 35 years.
All through his life he was known for his sense of humor, loyalty, kindness and devotion. Always humble, he never liked the spotlight and always gave full credit for his accomplishments to others around him.
He passed away peacefully on August 11, 2019 of natural causes at the age of 92.
He is preceded in death by his wives: Elaine Weaver Skibinsky, Carmen Walsh Weaver, and Mary Jane Rohr Weaver; and his older brother James Beecher Weaver.
He is survived from his first wife by daughter Karen Weaver Willett and her husband Ed Barker; two granddaughters: Annie Willett Thomas and her husband Brad Thomas, Laura Willett Espinoza and her partner David Paulus; and four great-grandchildren, Anthony, Brian and Nicholas Espinoza and Olivia Thomas.
He is survived from his wife Carmen by step-children Mike Walsh and his wife Terri, Sally Walsh Kennerk and her husband Dan; four grandchildren: Brandon and Michael Walsh and Jeffrey and Jamie Kennerk. He is also survived by brother-in-law Andy Cassano and his wife Kathy.
He is survived from his wife Mary Jane by stepchildren, Kenneth Riley and his wife Patty, Kathleen Riley, Laura Launer and her husband Mark, Nancy Townsel and her husband Dean, Grandchildren, Brandon Mierau, Justin Townsel, Deven Townsel, Megan Marquez and her husband Gino, and great granddaughter Luna Marquez; step-grandchildren, Joshua Nadeau and his wife Katie, Jeremiah Nadeau and his wife Amber; step-great-grandchildren, Benaiah Nadeau, Theodore Nadeau, Beatrice Nadeau, and Annalise Nadeau.
A Memorial Service will be held on September 24 at 11 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church followed by a Reception in the community hall. On September 25 at 11 a.m. a Ceremony with Military Funeral Honors will be conducted on his behalf at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetary in Santa Nella, CA, where his ashes will be laid to rest.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the St. Agnes Hospice.
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