Paul Benton Fisher-York died from a previously undiagnosed cardiac condition on December 25 while at home with his family. Paul was born in Ithaca in 2000. He graduated from Ithaca High School in 2018 and was enrolled in Cornell University studying Computer Science at the time of his death.
Paul is survived by his parents, sister, and grandmother, Tom, Betta, and Minsun Fisher-York and Elizabeth Fisher, of Ithaca, by aunts and uncles Stephen and Linley York of Corrales, NM, Amy and Rich Wakefield of Deer River, NY, Lynne Torrey of Portsmouth, RI, Susan and Tony Pietricola of Grand Isle, VT, and Anne and Gary Vollen of San Francisco, CA, by great aunts, great uncles, and cousins, and by many friends from all stages of his life. Paul was predeceased by his grandfather, William Benton Fisher, Jr., his grandparents Thomas Lenoir York and Barbara York Munschauer, and his step-grandparents John and Joyce Munschauer.
Paul enjoyed building robots as part of the Code Red Robotics team and the Underwater Autonomous Vehicle team. He loved programming and had a way with anything electronic. Paul was kind and loving to his family and friends. A memorial gathering will be held at 1 PM on Saturday January 25, 2020, in Sage Chapel on the Cornell University campus. A reception will follow at 2 PM in the Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall. Information about parking, shuttle bus, and other transportation options is available at https://tinyurl.com/PaulFisherYork . In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to a charity of your choice.
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SERVICES Memorial Service
Saturday, January 25, 2020 1:00 PM
Sage Chapel - Cornell University 147 Ho Plaza Ithaca, New York 14850
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