Sad news about Paul Pintarich
Many of Paul Pintarich's friends are visiting him at the Emanuel Hospital Burn Center where he is unconscious and is on palliative "comfort care."
When I called the center today to check on his condition, I was told that Paul is "not expected to survive." His family gave me permission to share the sad news.
Paul was severely burned in a kitchen fire in his apartment on Monday, August 8.
The hospital is located 3001 N. Gantenbein in Portland.
As I wrote in an earlier post, Paul is the former, long-time book review editor at The Oregonian, but I got to know him when he was a regular columnist for the monthly newspaper I started here in Hillsdale back in the mid-Nineties.
Paul grew up in Southwest Portland and shared vivid memories of his childhood with the readers of the Southwest Community Connection.
I wrote a Red Electric tribute to Paul and his writing back in April of 2007. You can read it HERE.
When I called the center today to check on his condition, I was told that Paul is "not expected to survive." His family gave me permission to share the sad news.
Paul was severely burned in a kitchen fire in his apartment on Monday, August 8.
The hospital is located 3001 N. Gantenbein in Portland.
As I wrote in an earlier post, Paul is the former, long-time book review editor at The Oregonian, but I got to know him when he was a regular columnist for the monthly newspaper I started here in Hillsdale back in the mid-Nineties.
Paul grew up in Southwest Portland and shared vivid memories of his childhood with the readers of the Southwest Community Connection.
I wrote a Red Electric tribute to Paul and his writing back in April of 2007. You can read it HERE.
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posted by Rick Seifert at
3:12 PM
1 Comments:
Thanks for this update, Rick. I am Paul's son in-law. I am fielding calls for his daughter, my wife, Paige. If anyone needs to get in touch, please call 503-819-9265.
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