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Sabrina Bolin Paul Stanley Bolin, Jr. Obituary
Sabrina Bolin Stan was born with sweet blond curls and beautiful blue eyes to his parents, Paul Sr. and Thelma Jean
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Sabrina Bolin Stan was proud of the Bolin family name and felt a connection to his English and Scottish heritage (this is the Bolin family Crest)
Sabrina Bolin Stan was an only child with an active imagination, always dreaming up new adventures (and sometimes with imaginary friends tagging along!)
Sabrina Bolin Born in Kentucky, but raised in Oklahoma, Stan embraced his "inner Okie" every chance he got ;)
Sabrina Bolin Stan's School Photo
Sabrina Bolin Stan always knew how to find his people, no matter where he went
Sabrina Bolin Adored his parents in his teen years too
Sabrina Bolin Always setting out to do his own thing, Stan was a founding member (#4!) of the Beta Zeta chapter of the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity at Central State University (now called University of Central Oklahoma)
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Sabrina Bolin Arrived in Vietnam as a volunteer civilian engineer to help with the war effort
Sabrina Bolin Playing in the company band in Vietnam
Sabrina Bolin Stan was honored to receive the Medal for Civilian Service in Vietnam for his work during the war
Sabrina Bolin After a little over 3 years in Vietnam, Stan evacuated with so many others during what became known as the "Fall of Saigon" and end of the Vietnam War. His experience changed the trajectory of his life, and he committed to helping the Vietnamese people with his entrepreneurial ideas upon his return home to Oklahoma.
Sabrina Bolin Stan and Sabrina listening to jazz
Sabrina Bolin Stan's passion to work with the Vietnamese people was ignited during his time in Vietnam, and it jumpstarted his next career as an entrepreneur. He started a company called Intechnica International in 1983, and in 1990, filed for a patent on his voice interactive technology to teach English as a second-language. He pursued projects connected with this vision for many years until his battle with Parkinson's disease led him to pull back his efforts and focus on his family.
Sabrina Bolin Stan loved taking the family on trips in the camper van, and they made the trek back to the family farm in Clinton, Kentucky often.
Sabrina Bolin Music was one of Stan's greatest passions; here he is with the Royalaires (he's the one with the big smile and sunglasses standing up in the middle of the truck)
Sabrina Bolin "Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it." -William Christopher Handy
Sabrina Bolin Stan was a visionary, and in 1988, he started working with Egidio Pentitaro of Milan, Italy, who said "Stan has the most brilliant intuition in the world." The full article can be found on The Oklahoman's website in the archives, and part of it has been pasted here: A chance meeting at a Seattle software show has led to a multimillion dollar contract linking a Midwest City language arts software company and an Italian electronics publisher. Stanley Bolin, president of Intechnica International of Midwest City, and Egidio Pentiraro, managing director and founder of Italy's Editoria Elettronica Editel, Wednesday announced plans to sell Intechnica's multimedia language software throughout Europe. Bolin was peddling interactive multimedia software in 1987 when he met Pentiraro, . "He was the only person there who had the foresight," Pentiraro said Wednesday at Bolin's office. "No one else had multimedia. We say Stan has the most brilliant intuition in the world. " The two started working together in 1988. Now Intechnica has doubled its job base, employing about 15 people at its corporate offices at Tinker Business and Industrial Park in Midwest City.
Sabrina Bolin Stan was a proud dad when his daughter Sabrina was accepted into Pepperdine University in Malibu, California
Sabrina Bolin Stan and Sabrina in California
Sabrina Bolin Stan visiting Sabrina
Stan sold his trumpet and shared the history of it with the new owner via email: Charles, I know you will enjoy the horn as I did for so many years. It is special. In the late 1950's and early 60's I was in the bands at Oklahoma City University where James Neilson was the director. Larry Skinner was lead trumpet player followed by a couple of le...
Sabrina Bolin Always up for an adventure, Stan enjoyed visiting his daughter Sabrina in LA and explored many of the sights with her around town
Sabrina Bolin Stan's passion for helping the Vietnamese people is seen in this application he completed for the Room to Read literacy program (scroll through the photos to read more about his experience in Vietnam and his ideas to promote literacy):
Omid Abtahi I remember our dinner at Golden Corral so well. Not for the food we ate, but the depth of love Stan showed for his daughter, Sabrina, that day. I remember he brought a small TV to the restaurant along with a DVD player and during dinner played the movie that she was the star of. I was just getting to know Stan then. My future father-in-law, but I’ll never forget the impression he left on me. What it means to be a father and how you love and support your children. We miss you, and we’ll forever cherish the memories we have of you.
The biggest thing I remember about Stan was that he was a people person. He loved having company and telling stories about his many adventures. I was his neighbor for many years and my sons got to play with his youngest daughter, Mary. Stan was always bragging about how smart both his daughters were and how proud he was of them. Stan and I shared a...
Sabrina Bolin Stan wanted to share his love for music with his grandchild and gifted a trumpet to him when he was about a year and a half old; he hopes to one day toot his horn just like his grandpa!
Sabrina Bolin This picture was taken the week Stan moved into his long-term care facility, Brookwood Skilled Nursing (called Grace Living Center Brookwood at the time). He desperately wanted to keep his dog Lucky with him, but it wasn't an option, so Lucky had to find a new home and new people to love him. As you can see in this picture, dad loved his dogs, and they loved him right back, known to take in strays because he just couldn't say no to a dog who needed a little food and a lot of love.
Sabrina Bolin One thing Stan and his grandson have in common...they love to snack!
Sabrina Bolin Stan always loved celebrating Christmas with the people he cared about
I knew Stan as "Paul" while he lived in Midwest City. I assisted him in some life situations as I'm a private aide, but Stan became a trusted friend very quickly. Paul was a kind man with a good heart. I remember bringing him over dinner for the holidays. We sat and talked for hours about his life experiences. He lived a full and fruitful life an...
Sabrina Bolin Grateful for visitors in his new home (with Nien and Angela)
Sabrina Bolin Playing games can keep your mind sharp...playing them with your grandson, keeps your spirit young too!
Sabrina Bolin Being "Grandpa" was definitely one of Stan's favorite jobs, and he always wanted more time with his grandson Miles.
Sabrina Bolin Parkinson's disease affected Stan's life in a big way, but he never let it take his joy for simple pleasures away.
Sabrina Bolin Stan was always proud of his son-in-law Omid and loved the precious moments they got together
Sabrina Bolin Stan always had a sweet tooth, so it's no surprise he was a regular at the weekly ice cream socials at the nursing home!
Sabrina Bolin Even in the nursing home, he found ways to celebrate the holidays with friends (with John, Julie, Angela, and Sabrina)
Sabrina Bolin Stan and his family did their best to stay connected at the height of the pandemic with window visits and lots of Facetime calls
Sabrina Bolin Stan was grateful for every moment he had on this planet, saying often "I'm a lucky guy, aren't I?"
Sabrina Bolin Stan's hospitalization with pneumonia gave his family another opportunity to come together and call on his connection to Buddhist culture for support.
Sabrina Bolin Stan was lucky to have good friends till the end (with his buddy John Meyer)
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Sabrina Bolin The last day Stan spent with family was on October 30th, 2021, two weeks before he passed. He took a stroll outside and enjoyed the beautiful fall weather. He was happy and knew he was loved until the very end.