Paul Padilla

Born in Puerto Rico, Mr. Padilla moved to Queens prior to settling in Meiers Corners in 1972.

A graduate of Andrew Jackson High School, Queens, Mr. Padilla worked as a clerk for Lehman Brothers in Manhattan for 32 years. He then worked at ShopRite in Graniteville before retiring in 2006.

Mr. Padilla's hobbies included gardening and reading.

He attended mass at Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church, West Brighton.

Surviving are his wife of 40 years, the former Carol Logan; four sons, Jason, Paul, Jarrod and Ryan; his mother, the former Ana Maria Cruz; three sisters, Carmen Pietri, Gladys Rivera and Irma Padilla, and four granddaugthers.

The funeral will be Saturday from the Casey Funeral Home, Castleton Corners, with a mass at 10 a.m. in Blessed Sacrament Church. Burial will follow at Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp.

The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul:

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name' sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil: For thou art with me;

Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies;

Thou annointest my head with oil; My cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever.