The following information was sent to us by Diane Shrott, Paul Rummell's wife:

Deceased Classmate: Paul Rummell
Date Of Birth: 09-18-1949
Date Deceased: 11-02-2014
Age at Death: 65
Cause of Death: complications as a result of a bone marrow stem cell transplant
Classmate City: Toronto
Classmate State: ON
Classmate Country: Canada
Survived By: Partner - Diane Shrott Children - Kristin and Sonja Rummell Step father to Steven and Margot Kraft

Obituary:
Paul Elliott Rummell (1949-2014) – Paul passed away peacefully on Sun Nov 2, 2014, from complications as a result of a bone marrow stem cell transplant. Paul was the beloved husband of Diane Shrott, loving and proud father of Kristin and Sonja Rummell, dear step-father of Steven and Margot Kraft, cherished son of the late Jane and James Rummell and devoted son-in-law of Syd and Honey Shrott. Paul was born September 18th 1949 in Chicago and grew up in Los Angeles. He graduated at Westmount College in Santa Barbara with a BA in Economics and Business and obtained his Masters of Economics at Universitat Wien in Vienna Austria.

Paul was ahead of his time when it came to technology. He was a leading IT professional in North America and had over 30 years experience as an IT strategist, innovator and project manager in the financial services, e-government and health care sectors. He had an insatiable appetite for both acquiring and sharing knowledge, which made him a great mentor and colleague. Throughout his career, Paul was selected as one of Canada's 30 top technology professionals, testified on 'Establishing a Federal CIO' for the U.S. Government, House of Representatives, advised on Technology Policies for the U.S. Controller General and U.S. Congress and received a Lifetime Career Achievement in Technology. One of his proudest accomplishments was being the first CIO for the Government of Canada. He was an extremely insightful and visionary leader in the business technology field. As a business colleague said “Paul was quietly brilliant, strategic, articulate, and an honest person with a sense of integrity rare in business.”

As a result of his career he also had the opportunity to travel around the world. Both professionally and personally Paul loved a challenge. He put his heart and soul into everything he set his mind to: from building a home from the ground up to doing endless handyman projects with such precision to fixing endless computer glitchs for friends and family. He also loved the outdoors whether he was running up the Grouse Grind, kayaking on the Pacific Ocean, enjoying the fall colours at the cottage in Muskoka, Ontario or sitting on a beach in Mexico.

Paul will be missed by all who knew him. Memorial donations may be made to Princess Margaret Hospital at 416-946-6560 or Angiosarcoma Awareness Inc. at cureasc.org (in the U.S.)