PAUL J. PATERNI DIES; EX-DEPUTY OF SECRET SERVICE

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 84
• Publication Date: February 15, 1984
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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WASHINGTON POST
15 February 1984
OBITUARIES
Mr.Paterni, . who lived .:in Mis-
soula, was ?born -in Franklin ',Mine,
Mich. He moved toWashington in
the 1930s and began his career with
sema
Paul.:J. Paterni,.76, a ,retired dep-
utychief of-.the U.S. Secret Service,
died Feb. 5,at St.. Patrick's Hospital
Paul J. Paterni
Ties; Ex Deputy .
Of Secret Service
the Secret .Service. During World
'War 11, -he -s erved in the Army and
the ,Office of . Strategic Services, a
forerunner .'4 % the Central Intelli-
gence' AgencyJn . North, Africa : arid-
Italy.
::After the war, he returned to the
"Secret'Service and in the early -1950s
was - special.agent.in charge of the
agency's San Francisco office. About
'1955, ''he 'returned to Washington
and was promoted to. inspector.
From 1956 to 1960, . he was special
agent-in charge of.the Chicago office.
-Mr. Patemi was named deputy
chief after his service in Chicago and
die'=later worked for the Bureau of
.Engraving '>and Printing and `-then
became chief of the security staff of
.the Mint. He: retired there in 1971
and'moved from Washington to Mis-
soula in 1974.
,Mr. Paterni was a member of the
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, .
the International Association of
Chiefs of Police and the 'Association
of Former Agents of the Secret Ser-
vice.
Survivors include his wife, Ros-
sana of Missoula; two children, Mi-
chael J. of Butte, Mont., and Mark
L. of Mount Airey; a sister, Louise
Grasseschi, and a brother, George
Paterni, both of Detroit, and two
grandchildren.
retired from the.post in 1965.
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