Paul Pistoresi, 45, of Lincoln City, Ore. died Nov. 1, 2009 in Lincoln City.

He was born Jan 1, 1964, to Dan and Elaine Pistoresi in Richmond, Calif. He attended various elementary schools in Las Vegas and Portland, and later graduated from Jefferson High School in Portland. He then attended the University of Alaska, where he majored in computer programming.

He served in the U.S. Coast Guard on the Cutter U.S.S. Rush and worked at the Anchorage Daily News in Anchorage, Alaska before finally settling in Lincoln County. It was here that he made more lifelong friends.

He worked as a waiter at Mr. P’s Depoe Bay and Lincoln City locations and the Old Navy in Lincoln City. He was last employed at Lincoln City’s Grocery Outlet, where truly found his niche. He loved the people he worked with, and they showed their love back through loyalty and concern.

Fourteen months ago, after undergoing radical cancer surgery, he was paralyzed from the waist down. He was given a life expectancy of two to six months and was placed under hospice care. Numerous complications prevented him from recovering fully or from ever living at home again.

He fought and then he fought some more with the staff of Lincoln City’s Rehabilitation Center, extending their arms around him throughout his fight.

His passions in life were photography, the outdoors, the music of Pink Floyd, bike repair and cycling, watching NASCAR and a profitable discourse, as he liked to call it. He will be remembered for his genuine nature and for being a peacemaker.

He is survived by his parents, Dan and Elaine Pistoresi; sister Danise Trute; brothers, Larry Pistoresi and Mike Pistoresi; niece Vanessa Heil; nephews, Jeff Pistoresi and Brad Pistoresi; great-niece Kenzie Pistoresi; great-nephew Kaden Pistoresi; and numerous cousins and extended family members.

Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Saint Augustine Catholic Church, 1139 NW Hwy 101 in Lincoln City. A reception will follow in the recreation hall of the church.

Affordable Burial and Cremation in Lincoln City is handling arrangements.