More detail on this person: Paul Anthony
Duryee, 59, of Amarillo, died suddenly Thursday,
April 22, 2010.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Saint Stephen
United Methodist Church with Dr. Stan Cosby
officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800
Paramount Blvd.
Paul was born July 20, 1950, in Redding, Calif.,
to Donald and Adeline Duryee. He married Barbara
McAlister on May 2, 1974, at Fort Campbell, Ky.
In 1968, Paul enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served
his country through tours in Vietnam and multiple
overseas assignments.
Paul and Barbara settled in Amarillo in 1980,
where he worked at Bell Helicopter until he
retired from the Army in 1989 with the rank of
CW4.
Paul also piloted the Medi-Vac and LifeStar
helicopters for several years. He was most
recently self-employed.
Paul always had a project he was working on and
had many hobbies. He enjoyed hunting and spent
most of the winter months duck hunting at Lake
Meredith. He especially loved being a Grandpa and
spending time with his five grandchildren.
Paul leaves behind a wonderful legacy for us to
remember him by, and he will be dearly missed.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Barbara;
three children, Kevin Bourke and wife Beth of
Deltona Beach, Fla., Vincent Bourke of Scottsdale,
Ariz., and Patricia Sheffield and husband Chris of
Amarillo; five grandchildren, Vincent Jr., Chad
and Calvin Bourke, all of Dallas, and Madilynn and
Molly Sheffield, both of Amarillo; and two
siblings, Larry and Ray Duryee and their spouses,
of Redding, and Donna Costa of Chico, Calif.; and
many nieces and nephews.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2010
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