Temple University School of Medicine - Skull Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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day school with my husband [Jascy Schnaars|, which was funny because he |Lyons| haled Sunday school.” She added that it wasn’t only Lyons who hated Sunday school, but also Iter husband The two Sunday school teachers sought to make the experience more palatable for the kids they taught, as well as for themselves. “They’d take the group golfing on Sundays before Sunday school Jascy Schnaars added. Some of the kids had never played golf.” The two men decided to make the game a bit more interesting by adding an additional clement of chance. You'd roll dice to see w hich club you'd use. Mr. Schnaars. a high school Lnglish teacher, said that Lyons is an excellent Ultimate Frisbee player, a decent golfer, and was once an avid Dungeons Dragons player with a group that included his fellow amateur taxidermist. Chris Houser. Medical school did not kill the iconoclast in Lyons. As a mod student. he was invited to speak at his high school's National Honor Society induction Mr. Schnaars recalled that Lyons said. The people wc should be honoring are the ones who have to bust their butts to get C’s. While many of the students cheered, a group of parents and teachers were irate. Rumors about Lyons abound. He is an alleged poet. (In fact he's published in the Mandrake Poetry Review. Cider Press Review. Barbaric Yawp. etc.). He is believed to have hitchhiked to Alaska w ith best friend Chris Houser. (He actually admitted to this one.) Houser added by e-mail. “We had fairly clear plans. ... Wc would hitchhike from Berkeley where 1 was in school to Valdez and work the salmon season. Paul had worked there the year before.” There w as a 1.000-milc ferry ride from Seattle to Haines. Alaska, where they became stranded with several other hitchhikers. “Somehow a resident of Haines was recruited to drive the remaining folks to Canada for a fee. Houser said. They eventually ended up shivering in the back of a pick-up truck for the final five hours to Valdez. The rest of the summer was fairly routine, pulling the guts out of dead fish for 12-20 hours a day. except for the time our backpacking stove exploded. 2005 Sku! 15

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Dr. Paul Lyons When I went looking for dirt on Dr. Paul E. Lyons. I went straight to his mother-in-law. Jane Sprague first met Lyons when he was a young boy. “He was in my husband’s Scout troop. Sprague said, before adding similar difficult-to-bclicve details. “He and our son got their Eagle Scout together.... He was a quiet, reserved young man. Mrs. Sprague was a tough nut toerack. but I kept heron the phone and used my best reportorial skills to get the skinny on Lyons. With perhaps a note of frustration in her voice, Sprague recalled going to help out when her granddaughter Devin was bom. She said Lyons was up before her every morning. By the time she awoke, the clothes were washed and breakfast was made. He insisted on doing all the cooking! Sprague said. He’s the most organized person I’ve ever known. He doesn’t waste a minute. Clearly Lyons had this kindly old woman snowed. Perhaps we should start at the beginning. Paul Eric Lyons was born in Medina. Ohio, because the town his parents were living in at the time didn’t have a hospital. He moved to Madison. Ohio, at age 2. and then to Delaware, Ohio, at age 10. My wife says I should point out that having not yet actually grown up. 1 should probably include all the other locations I have lived, but 1 said Neener. necncr'and left u at that. Lyons added. It was in Delaware, Ohio, that Lyons, the son of a United Methodist minister and a teacher, met Ins future wife. “You know the story: Boy meets girl. Girl screams and then runs. Years later in a semi-intoxicated state boy spills pretzels on gill, screams over the music (which mysteriously stops mid-sentence) ‘Would you like to go out sometime?' Love ensues.” This addled pretzel-spilling moment occurred just before Lyons started medical school. They married Oct. 16. I9XX. Wanting to get the skinny on this allegedly organized Eagle Scout, I turned to known associates Sydney and Jascy Schnaars. They have known Lyons since he joined their youth group 33 years ago. Sydney Schnaars. a middle school American History teacher, recalled Lyons engaging in many questionable activities with his close friend Chris I louser. “They were both unbelievably bright. Schnaars said. “They did not enjoy the high school experience. They probably thought they were in hell. She said they found various outlets for their creativity, including amateur taxidermy on a roadkill groundhog. The groundhog in question was discovered on the windshield of a fellow high school student’s car in the student parking lot. Lyons said, adding that the taxidermy training came from a high school biolog} teacher. The teacher retired shortly thereafter, but no connection was ever proven and I remain a free man. Lyons claimed. The groundhog in advertently found its way into the stomach of a now-dcccased Lyons-familv dog. He was an awesome member of our youth group. Schnaars said “When he was at Ohio State University medical school, he taught Sun- 4 Pomple University School of Medicine

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Lyons supposedly commuted from NYC to TUSM even day for five lone years (this is true), until he finally bought a house near Manayunk. He purportedly has a lifetime ban from the Rutherford B. Hayes High School library (his alma mater), for which Lyons simply explained. It was a complete frame-up for which I deny any and all responsibility except perhaps for refusing to stop talking, refusing to stop talking about not talking ... and refusing to stop talking about refusing to excuse myself from the library. Lyons is even rumored to have been found sitting in a lawn chair as he “supervised his youth group's community service project. ... This is precisely the problem with this Lyons character: Just when you think you’ve dug up some dirt on him. it turns out that it was part of a church youth group activity. This is a man who says with complete sincerity that he loves his job. that he loves going to work every day, and that he couldn’t imagine a better life for himself. IllIMBLY.SI BMirn-A) BY STi: 'EN BUSSELEN. Ml) Selecting Dr. Lyons as the 2005 Skull Yearbook IX'dicatec was a given for many senior medical students. Jovcncl Chcrcnfant had this to add about Dr. Lyons. Among his many admirable traits, the most striking thing about Dr. Lyons is his ability to not make a student feel stupid. He can turn any idiotic statement made by a student into a thought-provoking idea. I guess he does that in order to alleviate the stress and fear that most students experience during teaching sessions. It seems that he never forgets what it is like to be student. He is not just a clinician, he is .1 true pedagogue. The profession needs more people like him.” Janine Chen mentioned that she selected Dr. Lyons because he is a great mentor. She also added. It didn't matter what Specialty I w.is interested in. II I was confused about my career path, he always patiently listened to my concerns and set aside time from his hectic schedule. Another student added that Dr Lyons has been an outstanding clinical educator who has played a pivotal role in the lives of many students. He is always a student advocate and is always ready to teach...He is a favorite among his patients and a favorite among students. He is a multi-talented person with numerous hats. He’s m the family medicine clinic, goes to deliver babies in OB. spends time as an internal medicine attending and also sees teens in Temple Children's Hospital. He also has served an advisor to numerous clubs and is one of the primary attendings in the Temple Cares clinic. Dr. Lyons is the full package. Devin and Daddy! Dr. Paul E. Lyons, we the (lass of2005 salute you. Year after year you continue to show students at Temple the real meaning of being a clinician, a physician, a teacher, a role model, and a heater not only by your words, hut by your actions and your heart. The Skull 2005 Yearbook Staff counts it an honor to dedicate this yearbook to you. 6 femple University 'School of Medicine