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A concertgoer taking his wife to a show by the jam band Goose for their 25th anniversary fell to his death inside Madison Square Garden, police said Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Paul Kueker, 51, suffered injuries \u201cindicative of falling from an elevated condition\u201d about 9:50 p.m. ET Saturday inside the Manhattan arena, police said.<\/p>\n

Medics rushed Kueker, of Niantic, Conn., to Bellevue Hospital, but he could not be saved. Police do not believe he is the victim of a crime.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe loved everybody,\u201d his mother, Patti Finelli, told the Daily News on Sunday. \u201cHe had no enemies. He was the life of the party. His sense of humor was beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kueker was a devoted father to a son and a daughter and had just watched his son graduate from high school two days before dying on the night before Father\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a wonderful dad,\u201d Finelli said. \u201cHe had taken his wife to the Goose concert because their 25th anniversary is on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kueker\u2019s wife, Kristen, didn\u2019t see him fall, his mother said. He had stepped away to use the restroom and apparently fell off a spot on the third level of the arena, Finelli said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe got up to go to the bathroom and he didn\u2019t come back,\u201d Finelli said. \u201cShe was getting worried after 10 or 15 minutes. And he didn\u2019t come back.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Police officers at the arena eventually found his wife and told her what had happened, the mom said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we await the police report on the tragedy at last night\u2019s Goose concert, we are deeply saddened by the loss of a fan\u2019s life at Madison Square Garden,\u201d MSG Entertainment said in a statement Sunday. The venue bills itself as \u201cthe world\u2019s most famous arena\u201d and this month hosted Knicks NBA Finals games attended by everyone from President Donald Trump to Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n

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Goose, a\u00a0Connecticut-based jam band, was playing its second of two concerts at the arena over the weekend when tragedy struck.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply saddened and heartbroken to learn of the tragic event that occurred at tonight\u2019s show. We extend our deepest sympathy to everyone affected,\u201d the band posted on Instagram early Sunday. \u201cThank you to the emergency personnel and venue staff who stepped in with care and support.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kueker worked as a director of operations for Smartcon Solutions, a Connecticut-based software company. Prior to that he worked as a manager of field operations for Honeywell for more than 13 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cPaul meant the world to everyone at Smartcon. He was an extraordinary person and a valued member of our team, and the loss is felt deeply across our entire company,\u201d said William Brown, the company\u2019s general manager. \u201cOur thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time. He will be profoundly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas Mirante, the company\u2019s co-founder, added, \u201cSimply put, Paul was a legend of a human being.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kueker was such a devoted son that even during a family medical crisis, he made sure to get his mother a new dog when she lost a beloved pet, Finelli said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said, \u2018Mom, what do you want?\u2019 I said, \u2018I want a fluffy dog.\u2019 The next thing I know he\u2019s talking to somebody on the phone and I have a mini bernedoodle that my son found and had delivered to my house,\u201d she recounted. \u201cDoes that tell you what kind of son he was?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was beyond smart,\u201d she added, fighting back tears. \u201cHe called me almost every single day. If I didn\u2019t call him, he called me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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