Dr. Paul Peter Weinstein, 88, of South Bend, IN passed away on January 5, 2008 at the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center. The most beloved and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, he was also revered for his superlative contributions to science, both in research and in teaching. Born on December 9, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, he received his BA from Brooklyn College in 1941. From 1942 to 1944, he began his career as a Junior Parasitologist for the US Public Health Service in Jacksonville, Fla., and from 1943 to 1947 he served as Captain, both in Puerto Rico and Atlanta, where he played a significant role in establishing the Center for Disease Control. He received his ScD from The Johns Hopkins University in 1949 and pursued his career in science at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Md., from 1949 through 1968, when he retired as Director and Chief of the Laboratory of Tropical Diseases and Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, to serve as Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, in South Bend, Indiana. He served as a Professor at Notre Dame until his retirement in 1990, after which he continued active research as a Professor Emeritus, until his death. He published over 90 scientific papers in the course of his career, and, in addition to his formal positions, took on special assignments that included serving as a member of the Joint Dysentery Unit, for the Enteric Fever Commission of the U.S. Armed Forces, in Korea, from 1951 to 1952; an Instructor in Invertebrate Zoology, at the Marine Biological Laboratories at Woods Hole, Mass., in 1959 and 1960; Visiting Scientist, at the National Institute for Medical Research, in London England, from l962 to 1963; and Visiting Professor, Juntendo University School of Medicine, in Tokyo, Japan, in 1989. He was a member of numerous advisory committees and editorial boards relating to parasitology and world health, including but far from limited to, the World Health Organization, in Nigeria; the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program, Parasitic Diseases Panel (NIH); the International Centers for Medical Research Committee (NIH); and the Advisory Scientific Board, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine, in Panama. Honors and awards received over his lifetime include the Bailey K. Ashford Award and Medal, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Eli Lilly Award), in 1957; the Award of Honor from Brooklyn College, in 1958; the Presidency of the Helminthological Society of Washington, D.C., in 1957; the Presidency of the American Society of Parasitologists, in 1972; the Presidency of the American Society of Tropical Medicine, from 1984 to 1985; the Faculty Award from the University of Notre Dame, in 1987; and the Silts/Leonard Teaching Award from the University of Notre Dame, in 1988. Paul was the son of the late Max and Frieda (Hellinson) Weinstein, of Brooklyn, New York. On September 18, 1954, in New York City, he married Rachel (Hazan) Weinstein, beginning a love affair that lasted over half a century. She survives in South Bend. Also surviving are daughter, Amy (Jack) Meyers and grand-daughter, Rachel Meyers, of North Haven, CT; son, Michael (Kathryn) Weinstein of Riverwoods, Ill; brother, Martin (Suzanne) Weinstein of Long Island; nieces and nephews, Marc (Halli) Weinstein, Margaret Baron, Peter (Andrea) Baron, and Susan Baron; and sister-in-law, Sophie Markoff of New York City, and her children, Irvin Markoff and Steven Markoff. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Bella Baron. Paul will be loved forever by his family, friends, colleagues, and students, and will be deeply missed. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. at Temple Beth-El, 305 W. Madison, South Bend, IN. Memorial Contributions may be made in his name to the donor’s charity of choice.