Paul Zamenick - Class of 1960
Submitted by Bill Norvell 1965 <w.norvell@att.net> on 12/Jan/2022
Paul A. Zamenick of Newburgh, NY passed away on January 10th, 2022 at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital at the age of 79. A lifelong resident of Newburgh, he graduated in 1960 from Newburgh Free Academy. He joined the Air-Force in 1962 after working for DuPont in Newburgh. While serving his country for 6 years, he was part of the Cuban Missile Crisis and was stationed in Korea for a year. After his time in the service he joined IBM in Poughkeepsie and retired after 25 years. Paul loved cooking, grocery shopping, classic cars, music, gardening, riding around on his tractor, and cats. Most recently he adopted Shadow his favorite long-haired black cat companion. A member of Our Lady of Mercy in Roseton, at Christmas time he could be heard singing The Great Amen in the same church he was married in almost 60 years ago. Paul leaves behind his loving wife Mary Elaine (Sabo), son James P. Zamenick (Shannon), daughter Colleen Corey, and grandson Paul R. Corey. He was predeceased by his parents Albert Paul Zamenick and Mary Armour as well as a brother, Robert Zamenick. A private service will be held for the immediate family. Plans for a memorial service will be announced by the family at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Paul’s name to his favorite charity’s Newburgh SCATS, Inc. or Woodstock Animal Sanctuary.
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