Paul Edward Hastings died peacefully with family and close friends at his side on June 23, 2025. Paul became known as “dad” on October 31, 1945 on Halloween as the son of Marre Sherry Hastings and Harry Lee Hastings. He is survived by his daughters Paula Hastings (John Gilchrist), Teresa Hauser (Leo) and Leesa Watkins (John) and her mother Dolly Kyle; His son Paul Hastings Jr. and his mother Barbara Lyle; Grandchildren, collier, slater and walker Watkins; And a large extended family. Paul, a lifelong Catholic, was a graduate of the Catholic high school for boys and communicants of the Holy Soul Church. His business interests included moon and central distributors (wholesale volunteers), intergovernmental retailers and Hill Country Wholesale (weapons and ammunition) and Hastings Development Company (commercial warehouses). Like Mark Twain, Paul was fascinated by rivers and recorded everything he could learn about the Arkansas. When the navigation system of McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River started building in 1963, Paul observed carefully. Later he spent the engineers riding him under the Murray Lock and Dam in a pickup when he was built from 1964 to 1969. When he had the incredible business potential on the Arkansas River, Paul founded the Dry Dock in 1973 to enable large boats from the river and the restaurant. The next such facility was over 150 miles in Greenville, Miss. In the same year he took the Little Rock Harbor Service, which still supports the transport of plants and goods on the Arkansas River. Paul's oldest daughter, Paula, waded his footsteps and has received his footsteps and Paul JR since 2011. In 2009, governor Mike Bebe Paul appointed the Marine Sanitation, where he worked for a dozen years. Paul Hastings lived his whole life in Little Rock, with frequent stays at the family of the family in the family in Hot Springs, where he developed his lifelong love for water sports. At the age of four, he was loose with a tiny Bowman fishing boat on Lake Hamilton, which was powered by an evinrude of 3.5 hp. He learned the water ski at a young age and taught Paul Jr. when the boy was two years old. Paul enjoyed the ski jump on Lake Hamilton until it was removed for obvious reasons, and he dominated the slalom and barefoot skiing. What he always wanted was … a boat … to go faster. Later he built fiber optic boats and began to restore ancient boats and collected a small fleet of wooden beauties. Every year he proudly showed some of his price boats in Keels & Wheels (Lakewood / Houston), where he was a subsidiary of the South West chapter of the ACBS (Antique and Classic Boat Society). Paul loved traveling to Lake Tahoe to take part in the Lake Tahoe Concourse d'Elegance. Hastings served on the board of the Heartland Classics capital of The ACBS, which opened the annual show in Garvan Woodland Gardens on Lake Hamilton in 2002. He also enjoyed bringing boats to Grand Lake in Oklahoma and Table Rock Lake in Missouri. The young Paul loved trains and as a teenager he built an elaborate railway system in the loft of the garage. He was also fascinated by aircraft and let some models “fly” over the railroad in the garage for years before ever taking control of a real cockpit. He loved horses and tried Rodeo in the high school. He was an excellent shooter who enjoyed the duck hunt with Papa and Harry Jr. for training. Paul enjoyed classical music and played the piano after hearing. One of his most memorable evenings was to take the baton to lead the Arkansa's Symphony Orchestra, played the “The Trinking Song” by The Operetta “The Student Prince”. Barbara adds: “And he did a damn good job!” Spoiler: He bought the option for a charity auction. Over the years, he supported various charity organizations, often with a three -hour tour (not Gilligan's Island) on the Arkansas River on board his Chris Craft Roamer. Over the years, Paul took part in numerous flotillas up and down the river to promote business and relaxation. Hastings served on the board of Little Rock Montessori School in their formative years when she switched from downtown Little Rock to the current location Pleasant Valley. Paul was a practical member of the board who drove the dump truck to deliver the entire sand he donated for the school yard. At Little Rock University (now Ualr) Paul was a member of the PI Kappa Alpha Brotherhood. He often organized his Pike brothers in the family of the family in Hot Springs until one of them accidentally burned to the ground. His brotherhood brothers and their friends enjoyed the annual Heusindie, which Paul organized, and drove his beloved old Diamond T tractor trailer truck. Paul Hastings was a mechanical and technical genius that invented several useful objects. Unfortunately, he did not patent the air film, which he designed every week for the top of the Kentucky company cars to Arkansas. He was interested in saving fuel, but he was not interested in developing his invention into a business. Someone else took this opportunity. Paul was a member of the financial committee of the local council Holy Soul Parish and long -time member of SMEA (Sales and Marketing Executive Association). He took part in annual meetings of the Seagam Family Association and the WSWA (Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America), traveled to various cities across the country and maintained a strong network in the industry. He was an enthusiastic member of the Chaine des Rotisseurs, Little Rock Chapter. Ultimately, Paul's legacy is promoted by his children. Paula: “I have a lot of normal, father-daughter memories with my father, and many things that do not experience most people. So many of these memories on the Arkansas River. Together, dad and I sunk down barnings and towing. U.S. sank into the US sank into the US sank in the US sank in the US sank, in the US Russian. Water skiing to skiing and safely dealing with boats. He loved to pull the three of us (sisters) behind the custom ski boat he built. Leo Hauser: “When Paul got to know Paul, it was clear that he had a lust for life with a hemingway mass and a mischievous shine that was born out of congenital curiosity. He always looked for something to invent or improve. These properties created a unique soul and a unique spirit that I should experience.” Leesa: “Dad would pull us on the Lake Hamilton for hours, and he never tired. My funniest memory was to run the Black Diamond Centennial Run in Breckenridge, Colo. It was the first time that I hit him on something, and we had a great day! Provide the weekend around the sheet. John Watkins: “Paul and I spent a lot of time together in the past 29 years. He was an incredible engineer, a multi -year -old student who was determined to understand how everything worked. Memories of Dad (and Mom) are of the years we spent time together on the 'Chief' and the 'Brown' n 'Surf' (Charlie Meyer's Boat) on the Arkansas River and in Fort Lauderdale. We all Worked Hard Most of the Time, But We Took Fun Trips to Nassau, Exuma, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. I Felt Lucky to Have a Dad Who Knew So Much About So many differ things – boats, planes, all mechanical engineering, construction, you call it once you have a job you love, you will never work for a day in your life. On Monday, June 30th, from 5 p.m. there will be a visits to the Smith Funeral Home on Main Street in North Little Rock, followed by a rosary at 6:30 a.m. Paul's funeral will take place on Tuesday, July 1st, at 11 a.m. in the Church of our dear wife of Holy Souls in Little Rock, followed by a reception. Instead of flowers, please donate to the Catholic high school, the Catholic Church of our dear wife of the Holy Souls or a rural animal shelter of your choice. Please visit www.smithfamilycares.com for the online guest book.