Starr Family - Paul Starr - Obituary

These obituaries came from The Fresno Bee, shortly after Paul died in 1973, These obituaries read as:

Starr--Remembered For Helping The Young
     A series of tendon injuries prevented Paul Starr from sprinting to fame in the Olympic Gams.
     But nothing stopped him from achieving another ambition - helping shape the lives of young people.

     That is what his closest friends will remember about Starr, the retired dean of men and services at Fresno City College, who died Sunday at his home at the age of 63.

     Starr gained considerable athletic notoriety, as a competitor, coach, administrator and official in the West Coast relays, where he served as a starter for nearly four decades.

     Starr became America's premier dashman in 1932 when he ran 9.5 to win the Olympic Trials in Seattle. but injuries prevented the University of Oregon track-grid star from competing in the Games.

     He placed second in the 100 and third in the 220 in 1933 NCAA Championship ship sprints and won the AAU 200 meters. His 220 best was 20.8.

     Starr, who retired in 1973 after 37 years of teaching and coaching, served five years as Fresno CC's basketball coach before moving up to dean of men in 1953, turning over the hoop post to Joe Kelly.

     Prior to that, he served as a coach at Fresno State,

Tulare High School, Sierra High and Edison High School in Fresno. He served as director of athletics at both Edison and Fresno CC.

     "He was really fair as a coach," recalled Bobby Fries, the current CC track coach who played football for Starr at Edison. "He treated everyone equally. If you deserved to play, you played. He worked out right along with the team. He was always in great shape."

     "He was very personable and loved intensely." said Robert Miner, assistant superintendent for the Fresno City Schools and a longtime friend. "He loved kids, even though he never had any of his own. He was a good, warmhearted person-- the kind you rarely find today."

     Om 1934. Starr joined Flint Hanner as a sprint starter in the West Coast Relays and served in that capacity for more than 35 years.

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Former CC Aide Starr Dies

     Memorial services for Paul H. Starr, a former Fresno City College official who died suddenly Sunday, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Stephens & Bean Chapel. He was 63.

     His body was discovered Sunday afternoon by neighbor's outside his home at 604 W. Michigan Ave.

     A former world class sprinter at the University of Oregon, Starr had served at CC since 1948. During that period he [had?] served at various positions including a basketball coach, director of athletics, dean of men and dean of services. He retired in 1973.

     He was a native of Colorado. [No he wasn't - he was born in Cody, Wyoming.]

     Prior to 1948, Starr had coached at Sierra Union High School, Tulare High School and Edison High School.

     For many years he was a race official and starter for the West Coast Relays.

     Starr was a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II.

     His wife, Dorothy, a former Fresno elementary school teacher, died in 1973.

     The family requests any remembrances be sent to the Heart Association.

     Burial will be in the Mountain View Cemetery.

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STARR, in Fresno, March 2, 1975, Paul H. Starr, Age 63. A native of Colorado [see above]. Son-in-law of Iva Roushall, of Reedley, Brother-in-law of Wesley Roushall of Colorado & Donald S. Roushall of Orosi. Survived by five nieces & nephews. Services Wednesday 2:30 PM, STEPHENS & BEAN CHAPEL. Internment Mt. View Cemetery. Remembrances may be sent to the Heart Association.   

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