Paul Ross Jancsik

Paul Ross Jancsik, of Concho Valley, Arizona passed away on Saturday, June 20th at Summit Health Care Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Arizona. Paul was born at Kentucky Baptist Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky on July 26, 1954 to Robert and Betty (Mader) Jancsik. His family moved to the Phoenix area when he was very young. He and his brother spent many happy summers in Louisville with his Grandmother Nin and Grandfather Papaw Booker.Paul attended school and worked at various jobs in the Valley until 1986, when he and his Mom moved to Yarnell, Arizona. He managed a record store in Wickenburg. Paul had a great love for music and movies. He collected vinyl records, tapes, CDs, movies and related literature. He was very knowledgeable about all types of music, bands and artists. Paul was very fond of Oregon and had hoped to make it his home some day. He worked for some time at Easter Lily Research Foundation in Brookings, Oregon. Paul and his Mom came to the White Mountains in 2002 and made it their home. He enjoyed hunting agates and polishing them. He was a very kind-hearted person who loved animals, nature and simple living. No one was a stranger to Paul. If anyone needed help or comforting he was always there for them. Paul will be sadly missed by his family and his many friends. He is survived by his mother, Betty Jean Eisenhauer, his brother Oscar Booker Jr. (Micky), an uncle, David Mader and daughter Kayla Alanis. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Edward C. Mader Sr. and an uncle, George E. Mader.