Times Action columnist Nancy Paradis dies at 56

Nancy Paradis, who wrote the St. Petersburg Times Action column, died Tuesday afternoon at Woodside Hospice in Pinellas Park. Ms. Paradis, 56, had been battling a brain tumor for more than two years.

Ms. Paradis was born in Paris, France and lived in Ethiopia, England, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. She once worked as a long-distance truck driver. She joined the Times in 1988 as an editorial assistant in the features department. In 1997, she began answering reader questions about consumer problems in Action.

Visitiation is from 2-4 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. May 23 at Brett Funeral Home, 4810 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. A funeral mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. May 24 at the Most Holy Name of Jesus Christ, 5800 15th Ave. S., Gulfport. Click here to leave your memories in our online guest book, or browse tributes from other readers.

Stephanie Hayes, Times Staff Writer