Age 78, of Eagan, died suddenly March 9 at home. Survived by his wife of 48 years, Mary; his daughters Helene (Patrick) Spring, Mary Erika (Chuck, Jr. ) McNamara; his three grandsons Charles and Thomas McNamara, and Andrew Spring; his brother John Teske of St. Louis, MO, loving family and friends. Paul worked on the Mercury, Apollo, and Mariner Mars programs at Marshall and Goddard Space Flight Centers (NASA). He retired from UNISYS in 1992 to start a new career as everybody’s favorite OPA. He considered children to be a country’s most valuable asset. Funeral Mass is10:30AM, Monday, March 15 at Mary Mother of the Church, 3333 East Cliff Road, Burnsville. Interment is at 1:30 PM at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Visitation is 3-5 PM Sunday at Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 14850 Garrett Avenue, Apple Valley. 952-432-2331. Memorials requested to the American Diabetes Association. www.diabetes.org.