Derek Paws

Derek Paws (August 2, 1988 - September 7, 2010) was a Texan furry artist and fursuiter.

Derek's fursona was a male husky, and he described himself as "a Texas Longboard Husky". Derek's fursuit was constructed by Silveryote of Furantic Costumes. Derek also designed a secondary concept character named Ace. Once it was decided to create Ace, he choose Sophie Cabra of Surf Cat Costumes to build the head. Ace was later sold to Wulfsige on 3/31/2010 and was given the name Teekon.

History
Born in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., Derek later lived in Houston, where he was studying computer animation.

Death
On the morning of September 6, 2010, Derek Paws was involved in a car accident whilst driving home from Brownsville - where he had been visiting his mother - to his home in Houston. Placed in intensive care, he died early the next day, September 7, at 12:04 a.m. Central Standard Time (age 22).