Dear Sonja,

My deepest condolences to you and your family for your extreme loss. I am a colleague of Paul's and have many nice memories of  him. I have always thought of Paul as the one person in Technical Engineering everyone liked, as it was hard not to like him. He had a subtle and unique, sometimes cryptic sense of humor. He was always kind and had a personable  demeanor, ready guide and mentor if you asked or just listen if required. He had a vast experience and a true passion for his profession.  Paul was a person you were always happy to chat with  professionally or personally. 
He is a lovely soul, and he will be missed.


I had the pleasure to work with Paul for 17 year at Bombardier and I remember him as a very knowledgeable and pleasant colleague. Due to his own experience at Fokker he could relate very well to my situation, joining Bombardier after the insolvency of Dornier.

During the days of either the Soccer World Cup or Euro we had our fun with the rivalries between the Dutch and Germans... which neither one of us took any serious... but it was always a good reason to stop in the aisles for a little chat and a good laugh.

Paul was a great guy! It very much saddened me to learn of his departure and I wish for you that the pain of his passing will be overcome some time soon.

My sincere condolences

Thomas Ahn


Our sincere condolences  to  the family on Paul's passing. 
We met Paul frequently at the meetings of the "borrelclub" which were held regularly some years ago, mainly in the West Island.
Lillian & Robin Brassinga

Dear Sonja, Alexa and Jasmin,

With Paul's passing we have lost a dear and true friend way too soon. We will always cherish the fond memories we have of Paul. I was a colleague of Paul since 1992 and although I left Bombardier in 2016 we always kept in contact. Paul will be dearly missed. 

Paul, rust zacht

Gert, Yayu, Stephan and Ardian

Dear family,
It was a shock to learn of Paul's passing. Much too young and much too soon.
We remember him as quiet and charming. We met him and Sonja a few times at the 'Borrelclub' and you all came to our home a few years ago.

May you have fond memories of him to sustain you and wishing you strength is this difficult time. 

My condolences to Paul’s family. As so many others have said, Paul was a lovely man and a great colleague.
We started our careers at Bombardier around the same time and worked on many of the same projects.  We both had a background in European aerospace and that shared perspective helped a lot throughout the years.
He handled the pressures of work with such calm, good nature and humor.
I will miss him very much.

Having interacted a lot with Paul at work over the past few months, I appreciated how calm and knowledgeable he was whenever we spoke, even when my occasional lunch-time calls would interrupt his soup, or keep him 5 more minutes away from his afternoon coffee.  
 
I really enjoyed working with him and it's sad, not only for the loss of a great colleague, but that I recently promised to take him out to lunch and never had the opportunity to fulfill my promise.

I hope your family can find the strength and support you need during this difficult time, and please accept my condolences for your loss.

Dear Sonja, Alexa and Jasmien,
Our deepest sympathy with this heartbreaking loss,  wishing you all the strength. Our thoughts are with you.

Paul, RIP.

Zeguang, Lai and the family



 Simplement un petit mot,  pour vous laisser savoir que nous pensons très fort à vous.

 La perte d'un être cher n'est jamais chose facile à vivre.

Cependant,  nous sommes certain que Paul, mari et père,  manquera définitivement aux trois femmes de sa vie et que celles-ci sauront le garder toujours vivant dans leurs coeurs.

 Sonja, Jasmin et Alexa, nos pensées et prières vous accompagnent.

la famille de Guillaume xxx


My sincerest condolences to Paul's family.
A colleague at Bombardier, we often found ourselves together in the kitchen making the drinks of our choice and having idle conversations together. The best one was when I told Paul I was selling my car and he offered to buy it there and then! As a result, and due to Paul's home mechanics, I think the purple Cavalier lasted double the life that GM intended for it.
I enjoyed my chats with Paul, he will certainly be missed.

Chère Jasmin,

Mes pensées vous accompagnent en cette période difficile.
Toutes mes sympathies à toi et ta famille. Puisse le temps atténuer la douleur de l'absence de ton papa. 
Sonia

Paul's passing has come as such a shock to all! I still cannot believe it.  I  want to express my most sincere and deepest condolences to the entire family.  I had the pleasure of working with Paul and he was honestly one of my favorite persons to deal with. Paul is so friendly, so "human" and made all our interactions easy and pleasant.  He was so professional and a real gentlemen.  He was a class act.  I would often see Paul with his younger colleagues sharing a little break over coffee (deep in conversation - Paul leading it) and I would think " boy I hope those guys are taking in all this mans knowledge and joy de vivre".  
Paul will be greatly missed.

May your family be well surrounded and supported during this time of sorrow.  My heart goes out to all of your family. 
Rest in eternal peace dear Paul.

I was shocked when I heard about Paul's passing.What a sad news!  
My heartfelt condolences to the entire family . Paul was a true gentleman and great colleague. He will be missed dearly. 
Rest in peace Paul.


Please accept my sincere condolences for the entire family.  We at airbus will miss Paul greatly.  He was a lot of fun to work with, but also really valued as someone who could always be counted on to put out the extra effort to help anyone who needed help.  Mostly, he will be remembered as a good friend.  He made a difference at work  and  while his absence will be felt, the example he set of working hard while always keeping that since of fun and good humor will inspire the rest of us always.

Dear Sonja;
Jeannine and I were shocked when heard of the passing of Paul.
He was far too young for this to happen!
Please accept our most sincere condolences to you, Alexa and Jasmin.
We will keep Paul in our thoughts and prayers.



My sincere condolences to the whole family. Paul was a terrific guy and a pillar of Rosemere United and Riverside Churches. We will all miss him very much.

Dear Sonja,
I had the pleasure to work with Paul solidly for 6 years, a lovely, clever man who was particularly good at making the group coffee! Paul’s great sense of humour was always present and when work wasn’t going quite right for him his cursing in Dutch always made us smile.
I will really miss him.

Tony

Sonja,

Paul was a colleague at Bombardier for many years. It was a pleasure to work with him, always sharing a laugh while solving issues. I was shocked to hear of his passing. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Eva Perout

Sonja, 
I am very sorry to hear about Paul's passing, it was shock for me so I cannot even imagine what it is like for you and your family.  You are all in my thoughts and prayers.  

I hope when church starts back up, I will have more of a chance to get to you know you better.

Wishes you all the strength you all need to get through this week and Saturday and every day after that.  

Patricia Thomas- member of Riverside United Church

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Paulus Kroese

February 12, 1957 – June 20, 2020

Les Salons Funeraires Guay Inc.

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