MILLBROOK – Paul C. Ross, a resident of Millbrook and formerly New York City, passed away peacefully at his home on December 22, 2021.  He was born in New York on January 4, 1931 to George and Diana Ross.  Paul attended Friends Seminary in New York and graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English.

Paul was a true ad man of the 1960's, working for several top New York ad agencies.  Many people agreed he was the Don Draper of his day, only better looking!  Paul's most famous line of copy, "Manly yes, but I like it too", informed the brand positioning for Irish Spring soap from its first introduction and for many years thereafter.

But Paul found his greatest successes as an entrepreneur, co-founding or founding several companies in the natural products industry beginning in the mid-1970's.  Bioforce USA, a company that markets, sells and distributes high quality consumer brands from Europe, remains under family control and management to this day.

Outside of work, Paul and his wife Kitty, were a glamorous New York couple, living on Park Avenue, vacationing regularly in fashionable places such as The Marbella Club in Spain and Montpelier in Nevis, and dining every night at New York's best restaurants.  Over the years they kept memberships at Sleepy Hollow Country Club, The Shenorock Shore Club, and Doubles Club in New York.

Following Kitty's passing, Paul moved briefly to Millbrook to spend time with his daughter and to be closer to his company, which operated out of Hudson, NY. But love interrupted life again and Paul returned to New York, where for the next 12 years he was a constant companion of Anne Tracy Bricker, a long-time family friend.  When Anne sadly passed in 2019, Paul returned to Millbrook where he remained until his passing.

Paul is survived by a daughter, Abigail Ross Sioussat and a son-in-law, Pierce Stewart Sioussat of Tannersville, NY, and by a grandson, Alton Hale Sioussat of Richmond, VA.  They would like to offer special recognition to Barbara Marinelli, with whom Paul spent the past two years and whose love and companionship was a source of great joy for Paul and a source of deep gratitude for the family.

Arrangements are private and have been entrusted to Allen Funeral Home, Millbrook.