Paul M. Enlow, 77, patent counsel

Paul M. Enlow of Hudson, Ohio, a patent counsel who had worked for major corporations and who had lived in Ridgefield for 16 years, died Jan. 8, 2004. He was 77 years old and the husband for 57 years of Helen Enlow.
A native of Butte, Mont., Mr. Enlow grew up in Fargo, N.D., where he met his future wife in junior high school. He was a World War II veteran and had served with the Navy in China.
Mr. Enlow, a graduate of the University of Iowa and Fordham School of Law, had a long career as a patent attorney, working for such companies as IBM, Western Electric, Xerox and AT&T, where he became vice president for intellectual properties.
He and his family came to Ridgefield in 1969 and lived on Holmes Road. In 1985, the Enlows moved to Fearington, N.C., and in 2000, to Hudson.
He had been a ham radio operator since his youth, and had also enjoyed boating, flying and model railroading with his grandchildren.
Besides his wife, survivors include his daughters, Polly and Mary, a son Thomas, six grandchildren, a brother John, and a sister, Ruth Porter. His daughter, Elizabeth, died in 1989.
Services took place Monday, Jan. 12, at the First Congregational Church of Hudson. Burial was in Markillie Cemetery, Hudson, Ohio.