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Ray Hildebrand of ‘Paul and Paula’ Fame and HPU Graduate, dies at 82

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A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Aug. 26, for Ray Hildebrand, 82, a graduate of Howard Payne University who composed and sang the pop hit of the 1960s, “Hey, Paula.” Hildebrand died following a year-long illness. The Celebration of Life will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nall Avenue Baptist Church in Prairie Village, Kansas, located near Kansas

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TWO RAYS OF SUNSHINE

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IDLE AMERICAN Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury Ray Hildebrand, who wrote and sang “Hey, Paula” with college classmate Jill Jackson in 1963, admits to being “older than dirt,” but quickly adds that he’s still “kicking up dust,” despite entering his 80th year a few weeks hence. In fact, he’s “on track” to exceed the longevity of another “Ray”– this one named

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