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This Book of Memories memorial website is designed to be a permanent tribute paying tribute to the life and memory of Gary Hempstead. It allows family and friends a place to re-visit, interact with each other, share and enhance this tribute for future generations. We are both pleased and proud to provide the Book of Memories to the families of our community.

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Stories

Reeel-ly!?!

I have so many wonderful memories and stories working with Paul. The one that relates to the title will be tough to convey in text, but I will give it a try. If Paul was surprised (rare) or calling BS on something (often), you would find him sitting...

CeCe DeCamp
2021-01-31 11:28:30
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That laugh

I have so many memories of Uncle Paul but throughout most of them (maybe even all) there is his laughter. I can close my eyes right now, see his face and hear his laugh as if he is right next to me. I had never really thought about how distinct it w...

2021-01-29 12:10:21
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Great boss who was annoying right!

I first met Paul when he joined IBM as I was working on FEMA. A few years later, I switched roles and Paul become my boss for six years. Paul truly was a great boss: so funny with quips, spot on business advice, and always (and I do mean always) had...

Tom Coleman
2021-01-29 09:21:28
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Sinatra - I did it my way!

Paul lived life to the fullest -- as Sinatra sings, he did it his way!  He had a remarkable career and an incredible and loving family!  Paul and Barbara raised two wonderful sons who now have amazing families of their own.  We are all...

Karl and Debbie Brimmer
2021-01-28 21:05:09
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Hempstead- a legend and a great man
Paul was my boss, my mentor and my friend. I had the good fortune to have worked with Paul at IBM and I was fortunate to learn the ropes of DHS under the steady hand of Hempstead. He was a man of few words and even fewer written words. His computer was ca...
Don Fenhagen
2021-01-26 22:03:27
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Hempstead- a legend and a great man
Paul was my boss, my mentor and my friend. I had the good fortune to have worked with Paul at IBM and I was fortunate to learn the ropes of DHS under the steady hand of Hempstead. He was a man of few words and even fewer written words. His computer was ca...
Don Fenhagen
2021-01-26 22:02:44
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Our years together

Paul and I worked together for over 8 years at Science Applications,

Paul was actually my boss when I ran a program for SAIC at DHS.

I learned alot about business strategy from Paul. When i came to him to discuss a problem I ha...

tony sacco
2021-01-26 16:41:32
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Paul's Sage Advice

Paul and I worked together at both GE and SAIC.. Despite our ribbiing each other about his attendance at Virginia Tech and my son's attendance at Virginia, Paull knew I respected his solid technical and anaalytical skills. We spent many hours to...

David Yates
2021-01-26 10:24:49
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Silent Runner
My wife Sangita and I knew Paul from our work. Neither one of us worked as employees of the firm Paul worked with. However we met Paul as our Mentor. The first day when we met Paul, he shook hands with us and smiled only once after our meeting ended....
Raj Patil
2021-01-25 17:54:09
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