Poetic Obituaries: [Paul] Mathews always had eclectic interests--

as a child, he loved Robin Hood and went through an archery phase, his sister said. He loved reading and writing poetry and was interested in world politics, his wife said.

But his passion was shoemaking, which he continued when he moved to New Hampshire. In 1968, he bought a 100-acre farm, which he later expanded by buying an additional 200 acres from two adjoining farms.

from Concord Monitor: Shoemaker learned from his father, passed it on to children

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