Paul Lydiard Cotter, Sr.

ORANGE BEACH, ALPaul Lydiard Cotter, Sr., age 77, a native of Virginia, and a resident of Orange Beach, AL, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013He went into the U.S. Army in 1957 after graduating from UVA serving 2 combat tours in Vietnam with the 101 First Airborne. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Silver Star and two Bronze Stars. After retiring from the Army in 1984, he relocated to Arizona where he and his wife Becky started ‘Cottori Manx’ where they were greatly involved with their breeding and showing of the Manx cat line Following the death of his wife in 2001, Paul relocated to Orange Beach, ALPaul is survived by a son, Paul L. Cotter, Jr. of Fairhope, AL, a daughter, Christine L. Cotter of Phoenix, AZ; five grandchildren: Paul Christian Cotter, Anna Laura Cotter, Amanda Fishkind, Matthew Fishkind and Alexandra FishkindHe was a loving and generous man and will be dearly missed A Celebration of Life service will be held from the Chapel at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home in Fairhope, AL, Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.mFuneral services will be held in Arizona at a later date ARRANGEMENTS BY WOLFE-BAYVIEW FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATORY, INC. 19698 GREENO ROAD FAIRHOPE, AL 36532 (251)990-7775