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Paul A. Daum, 66, died March 4 after a short illness.=20

Born in Akron on March 15, 1938, he was preceded in death by his
brother, Robert (1978); his father, For rest (1981); and his mother,
Rebecca (1992).=20

He attended the University of Akron, Indiana University, West ern
Reserve University, and earned the B.F.A. from Wesley an College (Ga.)
in 1961, the M.A. from Akron in 1964, and the Ph.D. from Ohio State in
1973. He began teaching at the University of Akron in spring 1964 and at
his death was the longest-serving active member of the UA faculty.=20

Paul was happiest working with students. In addition to being an
undergraduate adviser and the graduate coordinator for the UA Theatre
Program, he taught a wide variety of courses in theatre history and
stagecraft. He also was a tireless participant at University recruitment
events. Before he died he was planning a reunion party for the cast and
crew of UA's 1971 production of "Dames at Sea" and the current UA cast,
which will revive the show this May in the campus theatre in Kolbe Hall
that bears his name.=20

More comfortable behind the scenes doing lighting and technical work
than on stage as an actor, he served as technical director, lighting
designer, de signer, director, or consultant for more than 180 theatre
and dance productions at the University. He published articles on stage
lighting and lectured widely about the history of the tre in Akron.=20

Paul also applied his specialized knowledge of technical theatre through
active service as a member of the Akron Stage hands Union (IATSE Local
48) for nearly 40 years. As treasur er, board secretary, and financial
secretary (1966 to 1993), he saw the Akron local treble from a scant two
or three dozen members through its absorption of the Canton local and
its earning responsibility for the (Richfield) Coliseum and Blossom
Music Center. Since 1994 he was a trustee and elected administrator of
union funds. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he was a member and officer
of the Ohio and national sections of USITT, the professional
organization for scholars and practitioners of technical theatre.=20

In the 1970s and 1980s Paul volunteered on the boards of the Community
Hall Foundation (Akron Civic Theatre), the Akron Theatrical Credit
Union, and the Goodyear Community Theatre. In the 1990s and more
recently he served in leadership capacities for the River Walk
Playhouse, Akron Torch Club, Let's Grow Akron, the Children's Ballet
Theatre, Weathervane Community Playhouse, Hower House, and the Community
AIDS Network.=20

As an enthusiastic gardener, only travel or a hard freeze kept Paul from
getting his hands in the dirt every day. He purchased, remodeled,
expanded, and lived in a century farm house on North Portage Path during
the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, then downsized nine years ago into a
Kemppel brick cottage. He proudly displayed both homes and grounds for
house-and-garden tours and other fund-raising events on be half of many
community organizations. Bulbs and cuttings that he nurtured still grow
in the yards and gardens of dozens of his friends, long after his fruits
and vegetables graced their tables.=20

He arrived at his campus of fice in Guzzetta Hall most days by 7:30
a.m., and by then he had read two newspapers, one of them financial.
Small lega cies from his brother and par ents he grew through successful
investment into the means for major benefactions: the Paul A. Daum
Endowed Scholarship for Theatre Arts (1979), the Paul A. Daum
Professorship in Theatre Arts (1995), and the Paul A. Daum Theatre
Endowment (1998). He established or helped to build a half-dozen other
scholarship funds in the names of students, friends, and a mentor.=20

A memorial service will be Friday, March 11, at 1 p.m., at Silva Funeral
Home Rose Hill Chapel, 3653 W. Market St., Fairlawn, Ohio 44333
(330-666-3089). A private entombment in the Daum Family Mausoleum at
Rose Hill Burial Park will follow.=20

An on-campus memorial service will be the following Fri day, March 18,
at 2 p.m., in the Paul A. Daum Theatre in Kolbe Hall. Always one to
enjoy a party and to help his friends do the same, Paul left
instructions and funding for a celebration of his life. The friends to
whom he entrusted this responsibility project a summer date to coincide
with Akron's growing season.=20

In lieu of flowers, gifts in Paul's honor may be sent to the Paul A.
Daum Endowed Scholarship or the Paul A. Daum Professorship in Theatre
Arts at The University of Akron (44325- 2603), the Gay Community
Endowment of the Akron Community Foundation (345 W. Cedar St., Akron,
Ohio 44308), or the Weathervane Community Playhouse (1301 Weathervane
Lane, Akron, Ohio 44313.)=20
Published in the Akron Beacon Journal from 3/9/2005 - 3/11/2005.=09

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Paul A. Daum 
 
Paul A. Daum, 66, died March 4 after a short illness. 
 
Born in Akron on March 15, 1938, he was preceded in death by his =
brother, Robert (1978); his father, For rest (1981); and his mother, =
Rebecca (1992). 
 
He attended the University of Akron, Indiana University, West ern =
Reserve University, and earned the B.F.A. from Wesley an College (Ga.) =
in 1961, the M.A. from Akron in 1964, and the Ph.D. from Ohio State in =
1973. He began teaching at the University of Akron in spring 1964 and at =
his death was the longest-serving active member of the UA faculty. 
 
Paul was happiest working with students. In addition to being an =
undergraduate adviser and the graduate coordinator for the UA Theatre =
Program, he taught a wide variety of courses in theatre history and =
stagecraft. He also was a tireless participant at University recruitment =
events. Before he died he was planning a reunion party for the cast and =
crew of UA's 1971 production of "Dames at Sea" and the current =
UA cast, which will revive the show this May in the campus theatre in =
Kolbe Hall that bears his name. 
 
More comfortable behind the scenes doing lighting and technical work =
than on stage as an actor, he served as technical director, lighting =
designer, de signer, director, or consultant for more than 180 theatre =
and dance productions at the University. He published articles on stage =
lighting and lectured widely about the history of the tre in Akron. 
 
Paul also applied his specialized knowledge of technical theatre through =
active service as a member of the Akron Stage hands Union (IATSE Local =
48) for nearly 40 years. As treasur er, board secretary, and financial =
secretary (1966 to 1993), he saw the Akron local treble from a scant two =
or three dozen members through its absorption of the Canton local and =
its earning responsibility for the (Richfield) Coliseum and Blossom =
Music Center. Since 1994 he was a trustee and elected administrator of =
union funds. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he was a member and officer =
of the Ohio and national sections of USITT, the =
professional =
organization for scholars and practitioners of technical theatre. 
 
In the 1970s and 1980s Paul volunteered on the boards of the Community =
Hall Foundation (Akron Civic Theatre), the Akron Theatrical Credit =
Union, and the Goodyear Community Theatre. In the 1990s and more =
recently he served in leadership capacities for the River Walk =
Playhouse, Akron Torch Club, Let's Grow Akron, the Children's Ballet =
Theatre, Weathervane Community Playhouse, Hower House, and the Community =
AIDS Network. 
 
As an enthusiastic gardener, only travel or a hard freeze kept Paul from =
getting his hands in the dirt every day. He purchased, remodeled, =
expanded, and lived in a century farm house on North Portage Path during =
the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, then downsized nine years ago into a =
Kemppel brick cottage. He proudly displayed both homes and grounds for =
house-and-garden tours and other fund-raising events on be half of many =
community organizations. Bulbs and cuttings that he nurtured still grow =
in the yards and gardens of dozens of his friends, long after his fruits =
and vegetables graced their tables. 
 
He arrived at his campus of fice in Guzzetta Hall most days by 7:30 =
a.m., and by then he had read two newspapers, one of them financial. =
Small lega cies from his brother and par ents he grew through successful =
investment into the means for major benefactions: the Paul A. Daum =
Endowed Scholarship for Theatre Arts (1979), the Paul A. Daum =
Professorship in Theatre Arts (1995), and the Paul A. Daum Theatre =
Endowment (1998). He established or helped to build a half-dozen other =
scholarship funds in the names of students, friends, and a mentor. 
 
A memorial service will be Friday, March 11, at 1 p.m., at Silva Funeral =
Home Rose Hill Chapel, 3653 W. Market St., =
Fairlawn, Ohio 44333 (330-666-3089). A private entombment in the Daum =
Family Mausoleum at Rose Hill Burial Park will follow. 
 
An on-campus memorial service will be the following Fri day, March 18, =
at 2 p.m., in the Paul A. Daum Theatre in Kolbe Hall. Always one to =
enjoy a party and to help his friends do the same, Paul left =
instructions and funding for a celebration of his life. The friends to =
whom he entrusted this responsibility project a summer date to coincide =
with Akron's growing season. 
 
In lieu of flowers, gifts in Paul's honor may be sent to the Paul A. =
Daum Endowed Scholarship or the Paul A. Daum Professorship in Theatre =
Arts at The University of Akron (44325- 2603), the Gay Community =
Endowment of the Akron Community Foundation (345 W. Cedar St., Akron, =
Ohio 44308), or the Weathervane Community Playhouse (1301 Weathervane =
Lane, Akron, Ohio 44313.) 
Published in the Akron Beacon Journal from 3/9/2005 - =
3/11/2005.

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