Paul S. Warwick ’59

Paul died of leukemia Feb. 2, 2013, at home in Bellingham, Wash., surrounded by his immediate family.

Born in Seattle, and raised in Claremont, Calif., where he attended high school, Paul roomed at Princeton with Cannon clubmates Tom Frey, Hugh Helfenstein, Bob Hill, Howie Hudson, and Bill Waters. He played varsity football, boxed, modeled for Professor Joe Brown in his sculpture classes, and graduated with a degree in philosophy.

Paul studied English literature at Claremont Graduate School and Indiana University, specializing in Romantic poets, and earned a Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages certificate at Seattle University. He taught at the University of Montana, then became a Buddhist retreat director in Vermont. Moving back to Bellingham, he taught at Whatcom Community College, retiring in 2003, but continuing to devote his life to Tibetan Buddhist practice as teacher and meditation instructor, most recently at the Shambala Center in Bellingham.

One of our most colorful classmates, Paul had a passion for life and every kind of beauty. He is survived by Jenny, his wife of 53 years; daughters Julia, Katie, and Anna; sons-in-law Lynn and Peter; and grandchildren Celsiana and Dashiell. To them all, we send sympathy and share their deep sense of loss.