Paul Bush Seaton

Seaton, Paul Bush, age 97, of Bellbrook, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 surrounded by friends and family at his home. Born October 7th, 1920 to Ersie Seaton and Pearl Seaton (Bush), he received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky. Paul retired after 35 years of service, most recently as Chief of Electronics Warfare Analysis and Evaluation Branch and Supervisory Electronics Engineer in the Avionics Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. During his time in the electronic countermeasures field, he obtained recognition throughout the Department of Defense and Industry as an authority in the field of Electronic Warfare. Paul has written innumerable scientific and engineering articles, including “AFAL Electronic Warfare Investment Strategy” a text that was later used broadly to model Air Force laboratory divisions and the US Navy. Post retirement, he worked as an independent consultant for Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia. Paul was a veteran of World War II, where he stationed with the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. During his time in service, he received more than twenty awards and medals, including the Distinguished Unit Badge with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, six Bronze Service Stars, and Air Force Outstanding Career Award. He was a member of various societies including: USAF Association, Scientific Research Society of America, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the Association of Old Crows, and he was commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel. Paul was a sports enthusiast and avid University of Kentucky fan. He traveled the world playing golf. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Carolyn Mae Seaton. Paul is survived by his daughter Elizabeth Lynn Hoffman, grandchildren Tadd (Carrie) Wessel and Zachary (Lark) Wessel; and great-grandchildren Carolina Elizabeth, John Cannon, Sarah Seaton, Zoey Mae, and Ellie Lynn Wessel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Hospice of the Miami Valley Foundation, 46 N Detroit St, Ste B, Xenia, OH 45385, or donate online at www.donate.makemydonation.org/donate/451683208. To help the family celebrate his life, you are invited to send a condolence, light a candle, and share a story or picture about Paul at www.ConnerAndKoch.com by clicking on his name. Copyright Notice © 2018 (Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This obituary is a work protected under international and federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this compiled work may be reproduced, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author. The author hereby grants the newspaper the right to publish the complied work on the dates and location provided in the submission details and further grants to the newspaper the right to reproduce the work electronically in any website or digital medium owned or controlled by the newspaper provided the copy is not altered or modified in any way. The funeral home's website domain must accompany any reproduction of the work. The work must not be used for or by any person for direct commercialized gain in competition with the author, the funeral home, or their respective businesses. Privacy Disclaimer The information contained in this Book of Memories is intended solely for the private use of the families and friends of the deceased to support each other and honor, respect and pay tribute to the memory of the deceased. Any and all other use is strictly prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, any reproduction, distribution of the information contained herein, nor any contact or solicitation of any person identified in this work, nor any attempt to use the information in the work is prohibited.

Paul Bush Seaton

October 7, 1920 - September 26, 2018