Paul E. Nicolaides

PAUL E. NICOLAIDES

SUNSETa"Paul E. Nicolaides returned home to his Father in Heaven and was reunited with his eternal companion on March 27, 2004. He was born March 12, 1926, to Olva K. Nicolaides and Eva Wheeless Nicolaides, in Ogden, Utah. He was educated through the Ogden school system, leaving his senior year to join the Navy in 1944. He was sent to the Pacific island of Guam as an aircraft and radio mechanic. He was a member of the Carrier Air Support Union 12. Their unit repaired more airplanes and got them in the air faster than any other unit. The government said it was only possible to do 80 or so a week, they were able to triple that amount.

Returning home after the war, he met Ellen Jean Eilander and they were married on June 18, 1947. The marriage was later solemnized in the Switzerland Temple. A son and daughter were born of this union. In the early 1950's he re-entered military life, this time joining the Air Force. He was stationed in Germany, Minnesota, New Mexico and in Utah during his enlistment. He retired in 1969, after serving through the Korean War and into the Vietnam Conflict, bringing his family home to Utah. He went to work at Hill Air Force Base as a civilian in engine maintenance, retiring from there in 1991. His wife told him he needed something to do one or two days a week, just to keep out of her way, so back to Hill Field he went, volunteering his time at the base hospital pharmacy. He made life-long friends throughout his travels, corresponding through letters until he discovered e-mail. Then it was on the computer for an hour or two a day. He loved traveling, even if it was only for a few days at a time. He devoted his time to Ellen, taking care of her through the final stages of rheumatoid arthritis. She passed away on December 11, 2001.

With Ellen gone, he was very lonely, even though his children and friends kept him busy and involved in activities, as much as possible. His wife's sister, Beverly (Birdie) Marshall, who had been widowed for a few years, kept boosting his spirits with her upbeat, positive attitude. Soon their friendship turned to love and they were married on April 19, 2003. They loved going back and forth to Price and Sunset taking care of their homes.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, William and Forrest; sisters LaRue and Virginia and granddaughter, Andrea. He leaves behind his wife, Beverly; son, Stephen (Sharlene) Nicolaides; daughter Suzanne (Steven) Kemp; stepchildren, Jack (Gloria) Marshall, Sharon (Stewart) Jones, Larry (Cris) Marshall, Wendy (Pete) Cowley, and Melanie (Todd) Jones, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy
5865 South 1900 West
Roy, UT 84067
March 29, 2004
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CemeteryAultorest Memorial Park
836 36th Street
Ogden, UT 84403
March 30, 2004
2:30 PM