Dr Paul A Eide

Dr. Paul A. “Opa” Eide, 78, passed away peacefully Tuesday March 7th at Samaritan Hospital with his wife of 54 years at his side. Paul was born in Washington DC in July of 1944 to Inger Eide. He lived in Juneau Alaska until finishing High School when he moved to Longview, WA to attend Lower Columbia College. There he met his wife Carol Linderholm. Together they attended Central Washington University. After graduation they moved to Moses Lake, WA to take jobs teaching in the school district. Soon after they started a family. Paul taught for the Moses Lake School district for 35 years at Frontier, Chief Moses and later Moses Lake High School. He taught Mathematics, Social studies, History (World, US and WA State), Economics, Civics and Geography. Teachings included the 10 regions of the world, 7 factors of culture, 3 factors of civilization, 3 branches of the government and the 3 factors of economics. During these years he also coached basketball, ran tournaments, coached debate, formed a chess club and Latin Club. He was also recognized as an outstanding educator by Who’s Who Among Teachers for 8 years. In the late 1970s Paul signed up to assist with the annual trip to Washington DC, where students got to discover History, Geography and Cultures of the Eastern US. Soon after he took over leadership of the tours, dubbed “East Coast Trip”, which he led for 19 years. In the early 1980s he created a manuscript, called “Land Ha”, that was a collection of student and teacher inspired historical errors. Outside of work Paul participated in community organizations. He was a member of the Jaycees serving as Regional Director, Local President and US Director. He also received an award for outstanding educator by the State Jaycees. Paul was also a lifetime member of the Freemasons and a member of Toastmasters. Paul received his Masters degree in Education in 1995 and went on to receive his Phd in Economics in 2005. Soon after he retired from teaching. After retirement Paul continued to be active in education, through People to People, including a summer session teaching Pre-Law at Stanford University in California and attended five international conferences in Math and Economics to Russia, Egypt, China, India and Brazil. Through all his travels, Paul visited all 10 regions of the world and all 7 continents. Paul had a love of classical music, plays and musicals. He also enjoyed visiting Hard Rock Cafes and collecting classic cars. Paul is survived by his wife Carol Eide, daughters Lisa Eide, Ingrid Eide-Crawford, and Karen Eide Mitchell, sons Erik Eide and Paul J. Eide and grandchildren Cecilia Eide, Brendalie Eide, Brandon Eide, Lars Crawford, Elling Crawford, Lillian Mitchell and James Mitchell Jr. He was preceded in death by his mother Inger Eide and grandson Kaleb Bachtold. Services will be held at Kayser Chapel of Memories on Saturday March 18th at 2pm with interment to follow. People are welcome to join the family for a gathering at the Pita Pit on Broadway from 4pm to 5:30 to share stories and memories. A viewing will also be available Friday March 17th from 3pm to 7pm at Kayser Chapel of Memories. Please leave your thoughts, memories, or stories at www.kayserschapel.com.

Dr Paul A Eide

March 7, 2023