Paul Edward Pleiser

Paul Edward Pleiser

October 8, 1947 – September 18, 2024

Paul Edward Pleiser was born on October 8, 1947, to John and Mary Joan Pleiser. He lived in Inglewood, California his entire life until his daughter, Krista, persuaded him to move to Santa Barbara, California in 2018, where he resided until his death of melanoma cancer on September 18, 2024. 

Inglewood will always be considered home since he grew up there with his parents, 3 siblings and a slew of grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and family friends. You could always find the family together given that there was always some sort of party or holiday to celebrate or a project to do such as car repairs, plumbing, or yard work. 

Paul attended St. John the Evangelist for grade school and then Loyola High School. He graduated with his bachelor’s degree from San Fernando Valley State College, later known as California State University: Northridge. In high school he started working at the boat dock gas station in Marina del Rey, where he stayed for 10 years until he started working in banks. He began his professional career at Standard Register, then went to Mitsubishi Bank, which merged multiple times, and he retired in 2006 from Union Bank of California. 

Retirement allowed Paul to travel more, which was one of his passions. He was able to take a driving trip with his daughter around the United States, take a train trip and cruise in Alaska, walk the lava fields of Hawaii, and visit his sisters and their families in Texas and Georgia. Besides traveling, he also had a passion for waterskiing, snow skiing, camping, hunting and car rides, but most importantly he loved doing these things with his family. 

He loved teaching his grandsons how to play baseball, fish, understand the plot of a bad Western movie, and fix a car. He loved sitting with his granddaughter on the patio swing and read to her. He helped his daughter immensely with parental advice, including how to fix the plumbing, the best way of cutting down a bush, and being a listening board. However, the biggest impact Paul had in his life was being there for his family and being Krista’s best friend, confidant, and advocate. 

Paul was predeceased by his mother and father, Joan and John Pleiser, sister Elizabeth Edwards, and brother John Pleiser. He is survived by his daughter Krista and son-in-law Mark Chambers and three grandchildren, Patrick (9), Christopher (7), and Ava (2) and sister Theresa Clutterbuck.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 10am at St. Raphael Church, 5444 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111.