Paul M. DeLaney Jr

DELANEY, SNELL, WESSELS, CECCHINI, KOEBER, KETTERER

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 7/10/2012 at 12:03:44

Paul M. DeLaney Jr, CAPT, JAGC, USN (Ret.), 57, died Wednesday July 4th

Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1pm, Saturday, July 7th at St. Thomas More Catholic Church with Father Walter Helms officiating. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. Visitation will be from noon to 1pm Saturday at the Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Fisher House Foundation, 111 Rockville Pike, Washington DC 20850. Arrangements are with Lensing Oak Hill, Coralville.
Paul was born October 18, 1954 in Keokuk, Iowa, the son of Paul and Mary (Snell) DeLaney Sr. He was a 1977 graduate of Grinnell College and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa, College of Law in 1984. Paul received his Masters degree from George Washington University in Environmental/ Health Law.
On June 4, 1983 Paul married Ann Wessels in Petersburg, Iowa.
In 1984 Paul was commissioned in the US Navy. For most of his 23 year military career Paul was with the Office of the Judge Advocate General in Washington DC. After retirement, Paul continued his work for the General Counsel Office in the Dept. of Defense.
Most important in Paul’s life was the time spent with his family and particularly, coaching and watching his children play sports.
Survivors include his loving wife and friend Ann and their three children, Caitlin (Alex) Cecchini of Prior Lake, MN, Gregory DeLaney of Fairfax, VA and Kevin DeLaney of Coralville; his mother Mary Koeber and four siblings Cynthia DeLaney, Fabianne DeLaney, Tanya DeLaney and Greg DeLaney, all of Columbia, MO; two half sisters, Millie DeLaney of Keokuk and Paula Ketterer of Rolla, MO and many extended family members.
Paul was preceded in death by his father and step-father Ed Koeber.