Dr. Paul Michael Toomey
July 23, 1951-July 21, 1992
Massachusetts born Paul Toomey was the only figure skater in a family of hockey players. He got his start in skating at The Skating Club of Boston and won the junior men's event at the 1968 New England Championships. He competed in the U.S. Championships twice, his best finish being fifth in the junior men's event in 1969. He went on to join John Curry's touring skating company, appear in the television special "The Snow Queen: A Skating Ballet", serve as a skating judge and work with the U.S. Department Of Defense. He passed away on July 21, 1992, just two days shy of his forty-first birthday.
Photo courtesy "Skating" magazine
Paul's obituary from "Skating" magazine: "Dr. Paul Michael Toomey, anthropologist and author, passed away on July 21 in Orlando, Fla. at the age of 40. His death was attributed to AIDS. Dr. Toomey was employed by the U.S. Department of Defense as an Intelligence Research Specialist. Upon his retirement in June, he was presented the Superior Civilian Service Award during ceremonies at Ft. Bragg, N.C. Previously he enjoyed lectureships at Cornell and Tufts Universities. Toomey was the New England Junior Men's Champion, competing for the SC of Boston. He later coached as well as skated professionally and appeared in many John Curry productions. He most recently served the sport as a judge in the Southeastern region. Toomey was the son of the late Boston attorney and journalist Edward W. Toomey, Jr., and stepson of the late Reginald E. Smith. He is survived by his mother, Constance E. Smith of Boca Raton, Fla., five brothers, one sister, and one stepsister."
*Source for inclusion: "People And Places", "Skating" magazine, January 1993
