A 2002 graduate of Brother Rice High School, Paddy went on to play football at Boston College, where he double-majored in English and Theology. He received ACC First Team All-Academic Honors and graduated Cum Laude in 2006.
After BC, Paddy moved to Haiti, where he worked primarily with orphans teaching English and computer literacy. He also assisted the Missionaries of Charity at one of their homes for the sick and dying. After Haiti, Paddy graduated from Wayne State University's Department of Mortuary Science and joined Lynch & Sons as a fulltime licensed funeral director.
Apart from his work in funeral service, Paddy has pursued multiple historical restoration projects in the city of Detroit, where he has been a resident since 2011. He first restored the former Stanley Kresge mansion in Detroit’s Arden Park Historic District, where he has lived and hosted a wide variety of cultural and charitable events over the last several years. In 2017, he purchased and began restoring The Schvitz, a Jewish cultural landmark and the only historic bathhouse left in the city. In 2022, he and his wife repurposed a former convent into an art and wellness collective, and shortly thereafter established a community healing center inside a historic Byzantine church; Lynch & Sons Healing Center provides a wide range of grief support services that are free and open to the public.
Most recently, Paddy bought and restored Dutch Girl Donuts, a longstanding Detroit staple on Woodward just south of 7 Mile, as well as the Dakota Inn Rathskeller, the traditional German restaurant and bar on John R just north of 6 Mile.
Over the years, Paddy has also taught catechism at Holy Name, coached football at Brother Rice, and served on boards at Detroit Cristo Rey High School, South Oakland Shelter, Lighthouse, Lynch & Sons Fund for the Arts, and Christ Child House of Detroit. Paddy is married to Dr. Nhu Truong, and they have two daughters, Dorothy & Bernadette.
