Paul Geeslin, also known as Dad, Poppa, and Uncle Paul was called home on March 15, 2023. Paul was born on May 5, 1949 in College Station, Texas. He was the son of Mark and Lauda Geeslin of Jayton, Texas, where he grew up and graduated from Jayton High School in 1967. It was during high school that Paul began dating Patricia Garner. Following high school, Paul attended McMurry University in Abilene and South Plains College in Levelland, and later transferred to Texas Tech University, where he graduated with a degree in agricultural economics. Paul married the love of his life, Patricia Garner, on November 27, 1969. Together they raised two sons in Lubbock, Texas, Paul Dakus Geeslin and Garner Chad Geeslin.