Feb 21, 2021
NORTH LIMA Paul M. Thomas passed away on Feb. 14, 2021, from COVID-19 related pneumonia and complications at the age of 80.
Paul was born on May 14, 1940, to the late William and Clara Myers Thomas, in Youngstown. He graduated from Boardman High School in 1959 and then served in the Army, stationed overseas in Germany. Upon his return, Paul turned one of his life’s passions into a successful business, Paul’s Taxidermy Shop, and worked as a world-renowned professional taxidermist until his death. He has mounted animals from all over the world and has work in museums, galleries and private collections all over the country.