He was born in The Bronx, New York on November 16th, 1948 to Anthony and Marie LaPadula. Paul graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School in The Bronx and received a Bachelors Degree from Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York in 1970.
He was married to Michael McHenry on September 4, 2014 in Colchester, Vermont.
He is survived by his husband Michael of New Port Richey, Florida; his stepson Spencer McHenry of Minnesota and three step grandchildren Angela, Aumeri, and Ashton McHenry of Minnesota; his sister Laurie and brother-in law Richard Bargon of Plano, Texas, and his beloved cats, “the Boyz”, Haboob and Qilbi.
Paul worked for the State of New York and Vermont as a Worker’s Compensations Claims Adjustor and as a customer service representative for PayPal in their Australian division.
He had a passion for travel and some of his favorite destinations were London, Amsterdam, Puerto Vallarta, Lima, Tasmania, Moorea, and Vava’u. He loved to cruise and play cards.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Arizona Animal Welfare League (aawl.org).
