000 medical students, training over 55 graduate and postdoctoral students and mentoring countless undergraduates. He received numerous awards, including the Student-selected UW Medical School teaching award twice and the UW Distinguished Teaching Award - Chancellor's Teaching Award. Paul is an editor of the Journal of Immunology and the Chief Science Advisor of Platypus Technologies, Fitchburg. Paul has played the guitar since High School, and also has an interest in electronics, with his current hobby of restoring tube radios from the 1920's to the 50's. He enjoyed fishing, sports, nature and antiquing with his wife. Paul is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Sandra, his cherished daughter Victoria "Vicky", his sister, Sandra Dries, Santee, CA, sister-in-law, Sharon (Mike) Czysh, Waldo, WI, brother-in-law, Roger (Michelle) Fritsch, niece, Gloria Fritsch, nephew, Maxwell Fritsch, Liberty Township, OH, father-in-law, Erwin Fritsch, Sheboygan, WI, numerous friends, as well as the many students that he has taught and fellow faculty members of the University of Wisconsin. Paul was preceded in death by his parents, brother-in-law Steve Dries, mother-in-law Gloria Fritsch, and his grandmother Mary Tarkowski. A visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Rd, Madison, WI 53705. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at LUTHER MEMORIAL CHURCH, 1021 University Ave., Madison, WI 53715, with visitation from 10:00 am until the time of service at the church. A memorial fund has been established in Paul's name through the UW Foundation. Donations to the fund can be made by a check to: UW Foundation specifying that the donation should go to the Paul J. Bertics Memorial Fund. The address is UW Foundation, 1848 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53726.