Paul James Maley Sr., 63, of Kenedy, Texas, died Monday, June 22, 1998, after a yearlong illness. Mr. Maley was a Pennsylvania native and an outstanding college football player at California State University during the late 1950s. A knee injury ended his hopes for a professional career. He entered the U.S. Army in 1958, and during his two-year military hitch, he did research on the atomic bomb in the deserts of Nevada and Arizona. He was honorably discharged in 1960. Mr. Maley retired from Hercules Inc. in January 1998 after 21 years of service. He was a member and past president of Local 257 of the American Federation of Grain Millers, past president of Kenedy United Way and attended Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Mr. Maley spent the last 23 years in Kenedy, where he enjoyed hunting, fishing, spending time with his grandchildren and rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Surviving are his wife of 38 years, Lorraine Tam Maley; three sons, Paul Maley Jr. of Austin, Texas, John Maley of San Antonio and Mark Maley of Houston, Texas; four grandchildren, Penny, Sean, Monty and Emily; two brothers, Regis Maley of Fredericktown and Jerry Maley of Cokeburg; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 25, in Eckols Funeral Home Inc. Interment in Kenedy Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Wednesday, June 24, 1998Paul James Maley Sr.
Played football at Cal U.
He was a son of Anna Kifer Maley of Scenery Hill and the late Francis P. Maley.