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Paul David Greben , husband, father, grandfather, educator, coach, and counselor passed away on March 21, 2017 after a lengthy illness. My dad dedicated almost his entire adult life to education, and had a profound impact on teenagers (and their parents) all over the world. In at least six countries, across three continents, Dad was the person to whom kids and their families turned to for advice, comfort, encouragement and discipline. I've heard him described in many ways by the thousands of people he helped over the decades, and every one of these descriptions brings a smile to my face. I've heard Dad described as the person high-schoolers relied upon during the darkest times of their adolescence, a man troubled teens could turn to when they didn't know who to trust. I've heard him described as the voice of authority by a friend of mine described him that way after hearing his voice on a voice mail 20 years after graduating. I've heard him described by several people as the best basketball coach they've ever had; at least three guys who became coaches as adults told me they modeled their coaching philosophy and system on my father and his coaching methodology. My Dad was wonderfully, uniquely funny and my Mom, brother, sister and I can (and do) spend hours at a time repeating the inside jokes we picked up from our father, and they only get funnier over time. I should probably also mention that Dad was a really good looking dude. He did some modelling, as a young man, and my brother and I spent more than our share of time in high school blushing as our female classmates described him as "hot." In his later years, after Parkinson's Disease began to take its toll, he was, nonetheless, a wonderful Grandfather, who had an almost magical calming effect on his children's children. From the moment Paul's first grandchild learned to crawl, his favorite destination to crawl to was his grandpa's lap. He would sit on Dad's lap for long periods of time, with a look of calm contentment on his face that I don't think I've seen anywhere else. This was repeated with each one of Dad's 7 grandchildren. My father is at peace now, and the world he left is a better place because of him. He will be missed, and always appreciated.