| Paul Weissler, long-time IMPA member, Board member and Membership Committee chair/member, died in January following a long illness. Paul, a freelancer, wrote for publications like Popular Mechanics and Mechanix Illustrated, concentrating on technical automotive subjects. Born in the Bronx, NY, to Joseph Samuelson and Bella (née Barash) and then adopted by Max Weissler after Joseph’s passing. Paul resided in New York and East Brunswick, before settling down in Freehold 23 years ago. Paul was a freelance automotive journalist. Although he was semi-retired, he continued to write and publish articles up until five weeks before his passing. His love of writing and cars were a true passion. He was an avid baseball and football fan, and a lifelong supporter of the Cleveland Guardians. Paul was an extremely intelligent, generous, and a loyal person, he was always ready with an anecdote or a tale to tell. He was a long-time congregant of East Brunswick Jewish Center in East Brunswick. Paul is survived by his daughter, Sara and her husband, Tim, of Brooklyn, NY, and his beloved grandchild, Kaidan Simmonds. |