Paul B. Titus Jr

Birth date: Oct 23, 1923 Death date: Nov 26, 2013

NO FLOWERS PLEASEPAUL B. TITUS1923 – 2013 Paul was born in Quincy, Illinois. He served as a U. S Army Corporal in the European Theatre during World War II. After completing his education Paul worked for 3M International for 35 yea Read Obituary

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Stanley Jones-Umberger

574w ago

Paul was a friend and an art student of my father-in-law, Dan Umberger. We have two of his portraits of Dan hanging in our home. He was very talented. Our condolences to his family. – Stanley Jones-Umberger

Thomas Ignatius Murphy Iii

621w ago

Aunt Betty, Lee, Tim, I am sorry for your loss. My memory is of Paul’s generosity when he brought paintings to Cynthia’s wedding for all his nieces & nephews to have. I was lucky enough to get a spectacular painting of dinghies tied up on the ocean that has been hanging on my wall ever since. No one enters the living room without commenting on his beautiful painting. I imagine his paintings touch untold people every day of the year. What a wonderful legacy to leave. God Bless, remember often & appreciate more as time passes. Thomas Ignatius Murphy III

Tom Gilheany

621w ago

There are two strong impressions that Mr. Titus always made on me whenever we met. The first, was his quick-witted, intelligent humor — I remember is amusement whenever any of us twenty-somethings acted as if we had the world figured out, and can still hear him saying to Tim, “Listen Kiddo!”. For somebody who had seen far more in his early years than we had (along with the years to reflect back), he had a much more informed perspective, and passed his sense of humor along to his sons. The second impression that always came out was how fiercely proud he was of his family. Always there for advice, he watched with great admiration (nearly) everything that his sons attempted, whether it was getting an EMT license, or going to work in the computer/electronics industry. One could hardly fail to notice him beaming from ear to ear whenever he discussed the topic of his sons. I am proud to have met him, will miss him, and remember the lessons that he taught us “kiddos”!

Andy Bohart

621w ago

I have known Mr. Titus (what I called him) for almost 40 years. He is my best friends Dad and thus I think of him as my adopted Dad too. I will always remember Mr. Titus’s smile and great dry humor. A great example of his sense of humor that I will always remember was what Tim (Mr. Titus’s youngest son) and I call the “Gordo Story”. The story starts in my earliest memories of my friendship with the Titus family when Mr. Titus would refer to Tim as “Gordo”-that was Tim’s nickname. Tim and I always assumed that Mr. Titus was referring to Tim’s middle name Gordon. We might have been wrong on that assumption. It wasn’t until Tim and I were in our teen years that we fully recognized how great a sense of humor Mr. Titus had. Tim and I were in his room hanging out doing something close to nothing when Mr. Titus came in and said “Hey Gordo! What are you guys up to today (or something like that).” Only then did I suddenly realized that Gordo in Spanish meant “FAT!” I blurted out in laughter “Tim! Gordo means “fat” in Spanish-your Dad has been calling you FAT all these years!!!” The look on Mr. Titus’s face was priceless! He just had this Cheshire cat grin on his face and said nothing. It was a classic Mr. Titus moment that Tim and I will remember always. I am a better person because of my friendship with the Titus family and Mr. Titus specifically. I am glad that my boys got to meet Mr. Titus and enjoy his stories about WW2. Mr. Titus was truly a member of the “Greatest Generation” and the world is not as bright without his smile and sense of humor without him here. Bless you Mr. Titus and thank you for all the laughs and stories. Please say hello to my Grandfather while you are up there-you guys will get along very well. Andy

Cynthia Murphy

621w ago

I have 2 sets of favorite memories of my Uncle Paul. The first series is when I was in my 20’s and 30’s and I made several trips to San Mateo. Paul was very generous with his time especially when it came to showing this East Coaster his favorite art museums and Japanese gardens. Decades later on my first trip to Japan, I was grateful to have had that early experience in the San Francisco Japanese gardens. The second set of memories is of Liz and Paul’s trips to visit my husband, Scott, and I when we lived in London. Certainly, there were terrific sights to see in Oxford, York and London, but the best times were just talking in the pub. It was then that we learned about Paul’s WWII experience, Liz and Paul’s travels, the greatness of 3M and how proud he was of Lee and Timothy. I can only hope to be as gracious with my neices and nephews and Paul was with me. Scott and I will find a special way to celebrate Paul Titus on Saturday here in Detroit.

Dan Ivory

621w ago

Paul was one of my best friends and co-workers at 3M. Not only was he a great asset to 3M but no one worked with both other 3M’ers and customers as well as Paul. We had many customer calls together for the export market of 3M products and everyone enjoyed his visits and both his business sense and his great sense of humor. I am very proud to have worked with him and know him as a very dear friend. I am also very proud to have his paintings in my home. My heart goes out to Liz and the boys. He will be sorely missed by all who were lucky enough to know and work with him. God Bless and may he rest in peace. Dan Ivory, Bloomington, Minnesota.

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