08/09/2026
Paul Hubbard In Memoriam
Paul Hubbard, a much respected and beloved member of FSRSA who served for many years as a member of the FSRSA board of directors and as the Vice President of the club, passed away on July 22, 2026. He is survived by his daughters Sarah and Natasha, and his son James, who is also a member of FSRSA, and four grandchildren.
Born and raised in Great Britain, Paul emigrated to the United States more than thirty years ago. A highly thought of professor of art at Moore College of Art and Design, Paul was also an avid, lifelong lover of the shooting sports, particularly shotgun sports, which he embraced with all of their traditions from his homeland of Great Britain.
Paul was extremely welcoming of others and enjoyed conversations in the FSRSA clubhouse and on its porch as much as he did shooting. He was always willing to help our club wherever, whenever and for whatever reason. In addition to his Board duties, he helped with trap machine repairs and acquisitions, making s***t cords, sprucing up the bathroom and getting corrections made to enable the club to pass the Fire Marshal’s inspection. When he noticed some of our older members were having difficulty making their way to the lower fields, he bought a golf cart and provided it to the club for others to use, enabling a number of our mobility-challenged members to continue to shoot. Eventually Paul himself would shoot s***t using the golf cart.
Paul always brought an element of dignity and class with him, whether it was in his British accent (still present after all his years in the U.S.), his person, his presence, conversation or shooting.
He was a great supporter of expanding participation at FSRSA including welcoming and encouraging new members, South Hill, The Cricket Club, the FITASC Shoot or the LaSalle College High School trap program. He said the FITASC shoot was “a dream come true” that he thought he would never see and Paul was always thrilled to see the young shooters from LaSalle.
Most people never realized it until they needed his help, but Paul was a master gunsmith in his own right, one of his many skills requiring a workbench and specialized tools and probably an outgrowth of his position as Professor of Fine Arts & Sculpture at Moore.
There were very few classic shotguns or pistols that eluded his encyclopedic volume of gun knowledge and repair. He often took on repair jobs, taking other people’s guns home with him and returning them fixed… always at no charge.
Many members will remember the days when Paul would bring his English shorthaired pointer, Moxie, to the club. Moxie had the run of the place and entertained and happily engaged with all of us - whether it was while enjoying the treats we’d give her, or begging for part of our lunch. She would wait downrange of the trap field for a target to go flying so she could chase after it, as she did the occasional robin. Moxie had her own box of toys on the porch, not the least of which were the tug-of-war rope and balls for members to throw so she could chase them. Rare indeed was the club member who was able to throw the frisbee far enough that it hit the ground before she could catch it.
Paul was of course a great shooter and helped many of us improve. We will never forget his words of wisdom: “Have the courage to pull the trigger early.”
He will be sorely missed. But he would tell us to buck up and find within ourselves the courage we will all need to carry on in his absence while keeping him present in our hearts.
A Celebration of Life is being planned for sometime in the spring.
