"As a financial aid counselor, Paul Carlile interacted with thousands of University students, working to ease their financial course through college and teach them to be money-savvy in the world after graduation," the Oregon Daily Emerald reports. "Carlile was repeatedly described by colleagues as an inspired, intelligent and dedicated man, and his death on Jan. 15 at the age of 39 came, University Technology Specialist David Peterson said, as a shock. 'Paul was an extremely gifted scholar as well as athlete who lived his life joyfully,' Peterson said in an e-mail. 'Paul's work at the university connected him to thousands of students, parents, and colleagues, and all who met him truly were touched by his warmth and humor.' On Wednesday, friends and family assembled in Knight Library to reflect on the life and achievements of Carlile."