Paul Howard DeCoster, of Woodbridge, Connecticut, died on Wednesday November 1, 2023, at Yale New Haven Hospital, at the age of 89.

Born November 8, 1933, in South Paris, Maine and raised in Laconia, New Hampshire, Paul was a graduate of Yale University and Law School and practiced law in New York City for 42 years before retiring to Woodbridge with his wife Judy in 1999. In retirement, Paul dedicated himself to community service and local causes in Woodbridge, being active in the Historical Society and Massaro Farm. A life-long student, he took courses in mathematics, statistics and history at Southern Connecticut State University for 15 years. He was also a patron and appreciator of the arts, particularly music. Finally, Paul was a life-long servant of the Democratic Party, an institution he was dedicated to and, invariably, disappointed by.

In addition to Judy, his wife of 65 years, Paul is survived by his sister Carol Innes, his three children, Emily, Paul and Matthew, his daughters-in-law Raquel and Erika, and his sole grandchild, Jesse Durbin.

There will be a memorial service at the First Church of Christ, Woodbridge, CT at 2 o'clock on December 10. If you would like to share memories of Paul please visit paul-howard-decoster.forevermissed.com.