Calling hours will at Vedder And Scott Funeral home on Tuesday September 27th from 4pm to 7pm.
122 N Genesee Street
Montour Falls NY 14865
A Mass of Christian Burial Will Be held at 11am on Wednesday September 28 with a reception to be held immediately following at St. Mary’s of the Lake Church.
905 N. Decatur Street
Watkins Glen NY 14891
Dear Friends,
Paul Augustine Likoudis, age 61 of Caywood, NY, passed away due to complications in his fight against cancer on September 22, 2016. He was surrounded by loved ones at the time of his passing. The son of James and Ruth Likoudis of Montour Falls, Paul is survived by his brother Mark, and sisters Therese Williams, Celine Schanzer, Cathy Kader, and Margaret Byerley. Paul recently celebrated his 35^th Wedding Anniversary with his loving wife Paulette, and sons Peter (Sarafina), Gabriel, and Vincent, and daughters Genevieve (Rick) Bitter, Kateri, and Irene (Matthew) DeMarco. He had 6 grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Paul was born in Buffalo, NY, blessed by Bishop James McNulty in St. Joseph’s New Cathedral, and grew up in St. Mary of the Lake parish in Watkins Glen, NY, where he served as an altar boy. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in American History and European Literature from Eisenhower College in 1975.
He worked as an artist/illustrator for the Catholic News Service, as assistant editor of the *Catholic Commentator* in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he met his wife Paulette, and then became “special projects editor” for the Canadian *Catholic Register*. In 1990, after 8 years as editor and photographer for Rocket Publications, he became news editor for *The Wanderer. *For over two decades, he reported on the state of the Catholic Church in the United States; his range of writings included little known aspects of American Catholic history, as well as lucid commentaries on just war ethics, social justice principles, and the theological and political abuse of the findings of psychology and sociology.
In his free time, Paul enjoyed painting, gardening, watching movies, and above all, spending time with his ever-growing family. He was a loving husband and father and loved his Church and nation.
All support, thoughts, prayers, and outreach during these difficult times have been greatly appreciated.
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