Palos Verdes Residents Trisha and Ryan Paddock’s
Love Story Lives On Just as the late 46-year-old Palos Verdes resident Trisha Paddock cast sunshine on those she touched and loved, her legacy continues to do the same. That happens when people do good and spread joy. But those who knew Trisha know that the love she showed and the joy she spread was not for self-glorification but for the love of mankind. Ryan Paddock, 44, Trisha’s husband, shared that her three big desires for mankind were “equity, inclusiveness, and diversity.”Ryan stressed that Trisha’s philosophy was kindness. On March 20, 2022, after having trained, according to the MSN news source, Trisha started running the 13.1-mile LA Marathon, representing the nonprofit Asian American Drug Abuse Program. Things looked good for the charity’s halfmarathon until the finish line when Trisha collapsed. She died in the hospital on March 20, 2022, because of a heart attack. Her remaining immediate family includes her husband Ryan Paddock and their three children. Ryan, age 19, and Trisha, age 21, met in South Africa in 1997, when they were missionaries for The Church of Latter Days Saints from 1997 – 1999. And true to form, as a rule, when two people share the same ideals and dreams, good and happiness follow. The 22-year marriage started for Trisha, age 24, and, Ryan, age 22, on Aug. 11, 2000, after they finished their mission work in South Africa. As many couples express their love for each other on February 14, Ryan Paddock shares memories. I was the first man that Trisha kissed. We had a beautiful courtship. She told me that she wasn’t going to give away her kisses. Trisha was Miss Samoa and runner up to Miss Asia America. Putting aside beauty pageant qualities, she was a beautiful woman. Her beauty came from within. When I watched her in the hospital, she was no more
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