Paul Carpenter

Melbourne

Paul Wesley Carpenter, passed away on July 9th, 2012 in Melbourne, FL. He was born in Burlington, VT on August 3, 1948 to Wesley S. and Patricia Carpenter (Sadler).

Paul was a 3rd degree mason at the Northstar Masonic Lodge #554, a 50-year member of the Beacon Light Grange and a grateful, proud member of Alcoholics Anonymous living his 23rd year of continuous sobriety.

Paul is survived by his mother, Patricia; his sisters, Brenda Carpenter and Janet (David) Cronin; brothers, Tom (Sue) and Marvin Carpenter; and four nieces, two nephews, four great nieces and five great nephews. He was predeceased by his father, Wesley.

A Celebration of Paul's Life will be held Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 7:30 P.M. Please contact Davis Seawinds Funeral Home for additional service information.

Currently, the family is scheduling services in Vermont. Please check back for further details.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: South Animal Care Center, 5100 W. Eau Gallie Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32934. (321) 253-6624.

God,Grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can
and the wisdom to know the difference,
Living one day at a time,
enjoying one moment at a time,
accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
taking this sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it,
Trusting that you will make all things
right if I surrender to your will,
so that I may be reasonably happy
in this life, and supremely happy
with you forever in the next.

Amen.