Paul Mainz, 61, died peacefully at his home in Rochester, Minn. on Nov. 14, 2014, following a sudden cardiac event.

He was born April 5, 1953, at Watertown, Wis., to Howard and Carol Rollefson Mainz. He grew up in Oconomowoc, Wis., where he attended grade school and high school. He was a graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. and sang in the St. Olaf Choir, at the time under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Jennings. He worked as a bus driver for Jefferson Bus Lines, and later moved to Rochester to manage the bus depot. On May 14, 1988, he married Joleen Marie Hegland at Arendahl Lutheran Church in rural Peterson, Minn. The couple had previously met at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester. In 1991, he teamed up with his wife in the financial services business and subsequently provided tax preparation services.

Paul was an avid golfer, having golfed in 43 states. He took pride in having consecutively golfed the past 179 months. He also enjoyed playing tennis and was a proud shareholder of the Green Bay Packers. He was an active member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rochester, serving in various capacities including musician, playwright, and director. Much of his work was done under the name of his own production company, Seatadapants®.

Paul will be remembered by those who loved him as an unrelenting force for prodding talent from those around him. His infectious enthusiasm was irresistible. He wrote and produced four Biblical melodramas at Good Shepherd Church, four dinner theater productions, and for four years directed a community wide interfaith musical production of “The Promise,” a play about the life of Christ.

Paul was well-grounded and a visionary. Always funny yet sincere, Paul usually had a joke to share. He was always planning the next event. Paul loved to travel with his family, carving out special trips with each of them, and was known as the “human GPS” for his superior navigation skills. He was devoted to his wife and loved his children and grandchild deeply.

He is survived by his wife, Joleen; his daughter, Elizabeth Mainz ’03 and husband Andrew LaFave ’03; his two sons, Erik Paul Mainz and Elliot Paul Mainz; his grandson, Patrick Steven LaFave; his two sisters, Sharyll Mainz Smith ’62 and husband Phillip, and Diane Amans and husband Alan; along with several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.