Paul Alan Peach of Phoenix passed away on January 9, 2011 at the age of 49. A celebration of Paul’s life will be held on Saturday, January 15 at 10:00 a.m. at Mountain View Funeral Home Chapel, 7900 E. Main St., in Mesa. Visitation for family and friends is scheduled for Friday, January 14, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. also at Mountain View Funeral Home. Paul was born on March 11, 1961 in Belleville, Illinois, the second son of Joseph C. Peach, Sr. and Connie Reynolds Peach. Beloved brother to Joseph C. Peach, Jr., Tina Marie Peach Foreman, Thomas R. Peach and Philip J. Peach, Paul was raised in Tuscola, Illinois and graduated from Tuscola High School in 1979. During his time in Tuscola, he served as the Warrior mascot for several years, bringing the crowd to their feet with his half time routine that included his talented tumbling. Paul served in the U.S. Army from 1982 to 1985. He moved to Arizona in the early 80’s. He was instrumental in starting the PAWS organization in the Phoenix area. During his employment at APS, he brought joy to so many as “Hackey the Clown”. In the early 90’s, Paul got involved with Phoenix Body Positive where he was instrumental in educating clients on the positive effects that vitamins can have in their lives. During his time at Body Positive, he was able to help so many people who crossed his path. Paul was always active and athletic. He really enjoyed his years playing softball. Paul was a talented artist and poet as well. In fact Paul showed talent in everything he did. But possibly the best talent Paul possessed was his ability to bring out the best in everyone. Paul had a gift of making people smile. He was blessed with a very funny sense of humor. As many of his family members can attest, he could have you laughing so hard that you couldn’t breathe! Paul was extremely close to his family and his family will miss him more than words can say. Paul is survived by his beloved “Furry Son’s” Gizmo & Frankie, who were his constant companions, also his best friend and an ‘Angel’ to him, his sister, Tina Foreman, his father, Joseph C. Peach, Sr., brothers Joseph C. Peach, Jr. and Thomas R. Peach, US Navy as well as Raymond and Lee Peach, step father, Earl Eversoll, step-sister Valerie and Carrie, as well as Terry Miller, brother-in-law, Mark Foreman and beloved nephews, Jeremy (Melissa) Peach, Joel (Catherine), Jake (April) and Josh (Aiko) Goodman, and Brian Foreman, nieces, Tasha (Justin) Wiles, Karla and Kassandra Peach, (California) and Kalyn and Deandra Peach (Illinois) and special niece Aliesha Foreman, his great nephews, Devin and Brenden Goodman, and Anden Wiles, and great-niece, Kyleigh Wiles, many aunts, uncles and cousins, all of whom loved Paul and will miss him very much. Paul was preceded in death by his mother, whom he loved so dearly, Connie Peach Eversoll and his brother Philip James Peach. He was also preceded by his loving dogs, Guido and Spunky. His reunion in Heaven will be met by a musical jam session featuring his Granny, Grandma Reynolds and Aunt Frannie Bechtel. Donations may be made to your local Humane Society.