<P> Richard works as a top - level executive in an insurance company until the second season, when he becomes frustrated after noticing that he is gradually being phased out . After a brief flirtation with retirement, Richard quickly becomes bored and goes back into insurance work for himself and soon takes on Jason Stiles as a business partner . His old company welcomes him back in the 5th season and he finally returns to Yale to teach an economics course in the 7th season . He suffers a heart attack during a lecture, which Rory was attending . When he recovers, it brings the family closer together . </P> <P> Richard died four months before the beginning of the events that take place in the series' 2016 revival . Richard's funeral was shown in flashbacks and served as a pivotal plot point for Lorelai and Emily's narrative arcs over the course of the miniseries . Sitting at Richard's desk in his study, Rory writes the first chapters of the Gilmore family history . </P> <P> Paris Eustace Geller, played by Liza Weil, is introduced in the second episode of season 1 and makes her last appearance in the penultimate episode of season 7 . The child of wealthy, Jewish parents, she was raised almost completely by her Portuguese nanny . Initially, Paris is threatened by Rory's academic prowess, which is compounded by her schoolmate crush, Tristin Dugray (Chad Michael Murray), budding interest in Rory . </P> <P> Her two best friends at Chilton are Madeline and Louise, although their focus is fashion and dating in contrast to Paris' dedication to academics . Paris and Rory's rivalry continues unabated and periods of hostility arise, but after Paris and Rory bond at a Bangles concert in New York, they slowly become close friends . Both Paris and Rory share a dream of studying at Harvard, but both attend Yale in season four: Paris is heartbroken when she is rejected by Harvard, the university her family has attended for generations . </P>

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