Paul Aaron Plotkin, 100, most recently of Derry, N.H., and previously Delray Beach, Fla., died April 6. He was the widow of Estelle (Siegel) Plotkin. Born in Bridgeport and raised in Stamford, Conn., he was the son of Philip and Ida (Barkon) Plotkin. He was the brother of Robert and Leonard Plotkin, and the cousin of William Wallach, who was raised with him during the Depression. He was also predeceased by his son Gary Plotkin, He served as an infantryman in the U.S. Army during World War II Army, and was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and France’s Legion d’honneur for surviving the sinking of the troopship SS Leopoldville which was torpedoed in the English Channel in 1944, en route to the Battle of the Bulge. He is survived by his children, Dana and Diana and her husband Clint; his grandchildren Janai, Andrew, Benjamin, Erica, Shanna; and his great-grandchild Gianna.