Birth date: Oct 3, 1945 Death date: Jun 7, 2014
Paul Libor, age 68, of West Fork, Arkansas passed away Saturday June 7, 2014. He was born October 3, 1945 in Watertown, Minnesota to Peter and Mary (Kittock) Libor. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and was preceded in death by his paren Read Obituary
His wonderful laugh will be missed....so hard to believe Uncle Paul is gone. Condolences to all who knew and loved himDeb Hudson.
My Uncle Paul was a wonderful man. He did a lot for others, was creative, supportive and had a great sense of humor. A lot of the other posts talk about how giving he was. He made my son a matching bookcase with a step stool, when Remington was small, and I will cherish that forever. Although we lived most of our lives in different states, he was my most favorite Uncle and I felt like a daughter to him. Heaven has gained an exceptional man. My love to him always and also to his beautiful wife, Joan. I loved how they were as a couple. Perfect.
I was surprised to learn that Mr. Libor had passed. I did not know him, except as Paul. And, I knew him by sight and his works. I saw him regularly at the West Fork recycling area, and learned that he had been the person most responsible for our having a recycling ability in WF. His name became associated with so much that I came to know and have pride in within our West Fork community. I admired his dedication and energy, and good-naturedness. His passing reminds us that "the good we do DOES live after us", and it is the most fitting memorial possible for this man -- what he left for us, but also TO us, to build upon.
My heart aches when I remember that Paul Libor no longer lives down the street from me. He was my neighbor and my friend, and I already miss him so much. I walked by his house daily, and he was usually outside working in his yard, so we would wave to each other or stop and talk for a few minutes over his fence. I always admired his scalloped picket fence, and wished I had his talent for building beautiful things. Recently, he replaced his old fence with a new design, and to my surprise and delight, he gave me his old one! He just showed up in my driveway one day pulling a trailer piled high with picket panels, and said, “Where would you like your fence?” A few weeks earlier I had asked him what his plans were for the old fence, and thought I might use a couple of panels for a craft project, but I never expected him to give me the entire fence---and certainly not to deliver it right to my door! But that was Paul. It seemed to me that he never did anything small or half-baked. If Paul was involved, it would be done well and with lots of energy. I remember, with delight, my first glimpse of that whimsical alligator bookshelf he built for the new children's department in the West Fork Library; and Henry's Shack he built for the Recycle Center, complete with a rocking porch and a kitchenette which he supplied with coffee, cold drinks, and cookies; and a tire swing for the kids to play on in the shade while their parents recycled and talked; and the greenhouse he built in his back yard out of recycled windows, so he could grow tomato plants to raise money for the Library. What an amazing man and role model! He put so much love and energy into this community, I feel like a bright light has gone out in our town. Paul Libor was a unique and special man, so lovable, capable, and completely un-duplicatable. There will never be another Paul. But I pray that his energetic and loving spirit will hover over West Fork, inspiring and challenging others to step up and try to fill his enormous shoes.
A fine gentleman was needed by the Lord to tend gardens in heaven. Paul was such a good person, I will miss him.
Paul gave the greatest gift one can give to a community, his dedication to creating a better future for those who follow. He was much loved and his loss cuts deep into our hearts. My condolences to Paul's family and the community he served.
If tears could build a stairwayand thoughts a memory laneI'd walk right up to heavenand bring you home againNo Farewell words were spokenNo time to say good-byeYou were gone before I knew itAnd only God knows why.My heart's still active in sadnessAnd secret tears still flowWhat it meant to lose youNo one can ever know.But now I know you want usTo mourn for you no moreTo remember all the happy timesLife still has much in store.Since you'll never be forgottenI pledge to you todayA hallowed place within my heartIs where you'll always stay.God knows why, with chilling touch,Death gathers those we love so much,And what now seems so strange and dim,Will all be clear, when we meet Him.
