Andrew and Anna Fangman, unable to have children of their own, requested a baby boy with brown hair from the New York Foundling Hospital in 1923. In the summer of 1923, a sweet nine-month-old boy arrived by train, and they named him Paul. They raised their beloved son in Raeville, Nebraska, doting on him every chance they got. Paul felt called to become a priest and attended St. Lawrence College at Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin, St. Louis Preparatory Seminary, and Kenrich Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He was ordained on April 25, 1949, at St. Cecilia's Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska. He served as a parish priest at many churches throughout Nebraska and retired on October 29, 1993. Father Paul was remembered as everyone's priest, even by those not of his faith. He never met a stranger, helped anyone in need, and was never too old to learn how to do a cartwheel. He embraced his Orphan Train heritage and traveled across the country to attend reunions, including in New York City, and during that time he learned that his birth family was Jewish, something he found humorous.