Dave butler radio10/7/2023 The majority, though, come in just under 2,000 or occasionally 3,000 words. Suffice to say the longest story in Fugitive weighs in at 15,000 words while the shortest is just shy of a thousand. The pages of Ernest Hemingway’s Forty-Nine Stories would probably house about a half-dozen by Alice Monro. Too much ink has been spilt over what precisely a short story consists of for me to add anything useful here. At the very least, it’s meant that I got to select from 50 or 60 stories lurking on the hard drive, most of them published, most shortlisted in contests, both here and in the UK. Hopefully, this long gestation has meant I’ve managed to side-step the dreaded “second album curse”. The newest story, Distancing, is a response to marital abuse during the first Covid lockdown. It’s been eight eventful years since my first collection, No Greater Love, was published by Ward Wood.ĭubliner, the oldest story in the new collection, appeared in print a literary lifetime ago, way back in 2002 – it was my first story to feature in the hallowed pages of the Stinging Fly. Online condolences can be given at my second short story collection, has been a long time in the making. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Habitat for Humanity at, Fishbone Ministries, 437 Shore Street, Butler, PA 16001 or Mission Aviation Fellowship at. Dennis Krajacic officiating.Īrrangements have been entrusted to Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, PA 16001. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, James Carl Paraska.Ī memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 16th, 2:00PM at Community Alliance Church with Rev. He is survived by one sister, Judy Mortimer and numerous sister and brother in laws, nieces and nephews. David’s pride and joy were his four grandchildren: Zachary Fischer, Jaycob Paraska, Zoe Fischer and Henry Paraska, all of whom called him “Grandfather”. Dave is also survived by one daughter, Marcia Lynn (Matthew) Fischer of Butler one son, Steven Michael Paraska of Butler. They met in grade school and were high school sweethearts. Dave started his day reading the Bible, doing devotions and praying he was a man of faith.ĭave is survived by his soul mate, of 57 years, Patricia Herold Paraska. In his retirement, he enjoyed simulated flying and building puzzles.ĭave graduated from Butler High School in 1960, and Youngstown State University in 1966.ĭave attended Community Alliance Church. He was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association for over 50 years. His son, Steve, continues as the third generation of Paraska Builders.ĭave loved flying private small planes he soloed when he was sixteen, and acquired his commercial license, initially starting with United Airlines, until his desire to continue the family business called him to follow his heart which was in Butler designing homes. In the 1990’s, he partnered with his son, Steve Paraska, until his retirement. Paraska, then took over the business in 1971 after the death of his father. He started building in 1958 with his father M. He designed and built over 400 custom homes and businesses in the Butler area. The family would like to thank the ICU doctors and nurses for their care of Dave after emergency heart surgery.ĭave was born in Butler to the late Michael Carl Paraska and the late Helen Olga Walsh Paraska.ĭave was the owner of Paraska Construction. Paraska, 77, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on Januat the Butler Memorial Hospital.
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