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Memorial Service
1:00 pm
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Kraft Sussman Funeral And Cremation Services
3975 S. Durango Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Yvette Rutledge posted a condolence
Friday, November 22, 2019
Being Paul's sister meant being presented a constant adventure. When we were children Paul was so inventive that he changed the rules of games we played to keep them interesting. Trying to keep up with him was a challenging goal for a timid kid like me.
I remember one day-after-Christmas morning when I was about 5, we woke before dawn, eager to play with the holiday toys, silently so as not to wake Mom and Dad. I chose some new blue clay that had to be oven-hardened. After rolling out cookie cutter horses, Paul turned on the gas oven and baked them for me (without parental permission, I would never have dared). The blue horses were the most amazing things I had ever seen, Paul became my hero-wizard.
Paul inspired and emboldened me to run faster, swim better, spell correctly and ride bikes around corners "no hands". He challenged me to accomplish feats like setting a personal pogo stick record of 1000 jumps without falling, and being the youngest girl to have an after school paper route. I was in awe of him, how easily he manifested things he wanted to do, his stage presence, his instant wit. I never met anyone else like him, and I wonder how I would ever have come out of my shell without him.
RIP Big Brother,
Yvette Rutledge
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Kraft-Sussman Funeral & Cremation Services
3975 S Durango Dr Ste 104
Las Vegas, NV 89147
Phone: (702) 208-9688