Paul O,Draper passed away at home on Nov.19 surrounded by his family.
Paul was born in Niagara Falls, New York.
Paul graduated from Erie County Technical Institute in Buffalo, NY. He joined the Army in 1956 and graduated from the Army Security Agency at Ft. Devens, Mass. and was stationed in Heilbronn, Germany where with his wife helped to form the German-American Sports Car Club of Stuttgart.
Paul was an engineer with RCA Astro in Hightstown, NJ and Litton Industries in Paramus, NJ while attending Monmouth College and Fairleigh Dickinson College. Other employment included Jerrold Electronics ,Aydin Corp both of Pennslyvania and Johnson Controls and TCom-Vinnell at Ft. Monmouth. Paul was also owner of Shark River Fuel Oil Co in Neptune, NJ.
Paul was a past member of the NJ Fuel Merchants Association, a member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and a member of Marconi Park Committee in Wall.
He is survived by his wife Nance-ellen of 57 years and their seven children Pamela Stern of Wall, Peter and his wife Bonnie of Toms River, Liesel Heon of Oakhurst, Colin of Wall, Gretel and her husband Frank Siciliano of Ocean Township, Tim and his wife Nicole of Pt. Pleasant, and Sarah and her husband Bill Shrekgast of Toms River and 12 grandchildren .Paul leaves his mother Mrs.Orin Draper of Pekin NY and brothers Jon and David both of Florida.