We've lost another of the good ones.

MLBob Furia

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Saw this today:

Shrewsbury : Paul C. Dobrosky passed away at home on 8/22/20 at the age of 82. He was born in Shamokin, PA, and resided in Shrewsbury, NJ for the past 60 years. Paul was a Rumson-Fair Haven HS ?57 graduate, active in alumni reunions. Paul and his wife, Anne C. (nee Lalonde), raised their four daughters in Shrewsbury. Until his retirement in 2005, Paul owned and ran Everyday Home Maintenance. Paul was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed waterfowl hunting, fishing, and crabbing all along the Jersey Shore; he was also an avid golfer. Paul?s waterfowl interests included a life-long dedication to decoy carving, for which he won numerous awards at competitions throughout the US and Canada. He also was a frequent judge at competitions and delighted in sharing his knowledge and skills by teaching others to carve. For some years, he served on the board of the New Jersey Waterfowlers and participated in the young waterfowlers program.
Paul was predeceased by his parents William and Mary (Anzulewicz) Dobrosky, by his loving wife of 48 years, Anne, in 2006, and his daughter Karen Parke in 2014.
Paul was a caring father, especially devoted to his daughters. He is survived by his sisters Patricia Dobrosky and Mary Ann Sheary (Tom); by his daughters Katherine Paschetto (John), Cheryl Paolone (Rich), and Diane Davis (Kirk); and by his adored grandchildren Matthew, Megan, Emily, Karly, and Grayson, and his great granddaughter, Saoirse.

I know Paul had been struggling with multiple health issues the past few years, but he was a frequent contributor here and always a fine gentleman.
 
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Rest in Peace Mr. Dobrosky.

You were a friend and inspiration to many.

My deepest sympathy to family & friends.


Sincerely
Vince
 
All~


Paul labored to complete and send this Brant to our 2019 LIDCA Show - which featured "our graceful Arctic goose". Paul's hands could no longer achieve his customary fine paint - but the wonderful shape remains. He was unable to complete a bird for our 2020 show.


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Sometime over the past year or 2 he mailed me a handful of photos - and asked me to scan and post them. I'm pretty sure that's Paul amidships - in the Hodgman camo parka.


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All the best,


SJS

 
I only met Paul once but he was definitely a great contributor here and to our pastimes of hunting, carving and boating. RIP Paul.
 
Sorry to hear this news, he will be a missed member here.
prayers and thoughts for the family and friends.
 
Geez I am sorry to hear this. Thoughts are being sent to his family and friends. I enjoyed seeing posts he made and decoys he had been working on.

So sorry to hear this.

Dani
 
Paul was a true waterfowler. It was always a pleasure to speak to him at the ramp or at his house or on the phone, even as he got more advanced in his age the passion was always there.
 
When a group has been around as long as this one, we lose friends along the way. On one hand, its very sad for us but more so for his family. But think more about how much better the DHBP and the waterfowli g world is having Paul in it.
 
I agree with you Carl. I too enjoyed Paul's posts, and shoot, he was a local(Jersey is so small everybody is a local) Thank you Bob Furia for letting us all know about Paul's passing.
 
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