Paul Stewart Fotch Obituary (1950 - 1974)

Born Dec 04, 1950, Paul Stewart Fotch attended Clarence High School in Clarence, NY. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Paul Stewart Fotch.

Graduation Year	Class of 1968
Date of Birth	Dec 04, 1950
Date of Passing	Oct 14, 1974
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Events	A Mass of Christian Burial was offered today for Paul S. Fotch, 23, who died Monday (Oct. 14, 1974) after losing a six-year battle with kidney disease. Mr. Fotch, a defensive tackle on the undefeated Clarence High School football team of 1968 had to give up a football scholarship at Kansas Wesleyan College after one semester, when his illness forced him to return home. Since that time he underwent extensive treatment, including three kidney transplants in a three-year period - one of them from his brother, the Rev. Charlton H. Fotch, Jr., assistant rector of St. James Episcopal Church, Batavia. Mr. Fotch studied for two years at Erie Community College in Amherst and in 1973 received an associate of science degree with honors in civil technology. He went to Raleigh, N.C. to visit his sisters and accepted a job but before he could begin work. complications set in related to his second kidney transplant. He returned to Buffalo for treatment at Roswell Park Memorial Institute where he received a third kidney this year. On Sept. 8, 1973, he married the former Miss Pamela DeVere of Raleigh. Mr. Fotch was a member of Akron Lodge 526, F&AM and a past master councilor of the Amherst Chapter, Order of DeMolay. Besides his wife and brother, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlton H. Fotch of Clarence; two sisters, Mrs. Sharon Usanis and Miss Mary D. Fotch of Raleigh; his paternal grandfather, Raymond P. Fotch of Belmont and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ray Miller of Buffalo.

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Rebecca Peters '69 said:

It saddens me to hear about Paul's passing. I remember him always with a smile. RIP Paul

Becky Peters Daniels
Class of 1969

Posted August 28th, 2025

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