When someone’s sole existence is to make the world a better place one smile at a time, it makes one forget the craziness of this world.

Paul M. Quiring died on January 13, 2025, at the age of 49. He was born on May 14, 1975, in Garden City, Kansas to Leo and Jeanie Munoz. At three years of age, Paul became a member of the Quiring family. His parents are David and Lillian (Dick) Quiring of Liberal, Kansas.

Paul was an active participant at the Calvary Mennonite Church in Liberal. He enjoyed music and sang with enthusiasm. He attended Lincoln Pre-school/Elementary School, West Middle School, and Liberal High School and volunteered at the Liberal Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mid-Kansas Air Museum, and Liberal Public Library. After high school, long time caregivers expanded Paul’s world making community participation a reality. Paul made new friends at Burger King, Braum’s, Dillon’s, the Liberal Recreation Center, the Et Cetera Shop, Circle D Appliance, the community college, the

Southwest Medical Center, and numerous businesses and eateries. Paul loved daily car rides, playing with cards and cash registers, listening to stories and music, and talking on his “phone”.

Paul’s passion was people- shouting greetings to neighbors, giving hugs, greeting friends and customers within the community, inquiring about their children and pets, and being an engaged listener. He never forgot the name of any person and frequently gave nicknames to his friends. Sticky notes conveying messages of love, hope, and encouragement have been hand delivered to hundreds of people. No one he met will forget his gentle soul.

Paul embraced life. His unconditional love and abundant joy brought happiness and cheer to countless lives and soothed many a wounded and lonely heart. He was a ray of Heaven to earth come down.

Paul is survived by two aunts: Ruth Anne (Jacob) Abraham, Austin, TX, and Patty (Jim) Apperson, Scottsdale, AZ, two sisters: Stacy Cunha, Liberal, and Sheri (David) Witzke, Liberal, three cousins: Damion Low, Wichita, Nathan Abraham, Austin, TX, Sarah Abraham, Austin ,TX, five nieces and nephews: Jacque Schrag, Derek Schrag, Matthew Schrag, Billy Cunha, Connie Cunha and Paige Witzke, two caregivers: Sherry Miller, Rogers, AR and Danita Buchman, Tyrone, and numerous friends

and work buddies.

Paul was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Ralph and Rosa Quiring, his maternal grandparents, Bill and Ruth Dick, and his uncle, Donald Quiring.

A celebration of life gathering will be at 2 PM, Saturday, February 1, 2025, at the McKinley Administrative Center, 308 East First Street, Newton, Kansas. Faspa will be served. A Pink Celebration of life gathering in Liberal, Kansas will be 1PM-4PM, Saturday, February 8, 2025, at the Liberal Girl Scout Cabin in Light Park. Come and go, refreshments served.

Death is not extinguishing the light. It is putting out the lamp, because the dawn has come.