John-Paul Reisman of Marshfield, MA, 46, died on Friday, April 7, 2017.  JP was born in Liverpool, England and moved when he was young to Canada, Middleboro, MA and eventually settled in Lakeville, MA. JP attended Sacred Heart Jr/Sr High School graduating in 1988, where he met friends that he kept his entire life.   He received his Bachelor's Degree from Boston University and then went on to earn his Masters in Social Work from Simmons College.  In 1999, JP married his high school sweetheart Stacey Last, in Ireland surrounded by family and friends from Ireland and America.  Together they had two boys, Samuel and Jacob.  JP was a school adjustment counselor for the South Educational Collaborative for over twenty years, providing therapeutic services to adolescents in the Quest Program and Beal Street Residential Program.  JP loved making a difference in the lives of his students, especially with the help of his beloved therapy dog Ruby.  JP was an avid Patriots and Red Sox fan and was seldom seen without a Red Sox or Patriots cap on. His favorite sports teams to cheer on were the soccer, hockey, lacrosse and baseball teams his boys played on.  He never missed a game. JP could always be found surrounded by a crew of kids camping, skiing, playing tennis, kayaking, or entertaining friends at the beach house. He cherished vacations with his parents and siblings to Nantucket, Portugal, England, Belgium, visiting family in Ireland and summers in Wellfleet and P-town and on his parents' boat. JP's other passion was music.  He loved all types of music and loved attending concerts with his friends, and singing Bobby McGee at his parents' famous Jazz Parties. Above all things JP's greatest treasure was his two boys, Sam and Jake.  He loved being a dad and cherished the journey of raising his boys.

John-Paul is survived by his sons Samuel and Jacob Reisman and their mother Stacey (Last) Reisman of Marshfield, his parents Joel and Olga Reisman of Brookline, MA  , his sisters Rachel (Jim Sampas) of Holliston, MA, Mara (Martin Taxera) of Arizona and Fiona (Peter Soroka) of  Brookline, MA, his brother Zohar Lee (Jean O'Hanrahan) of Ireland and predeceased by his brother David Reisman. JP, with his infectious laugh will also be missed by his many in-laws, cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles and cherished friends especially his lifelong best friend Matt Kailher.

A Mass of Christian Burial is being held on Friday, April 21, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in St. Christine's Church, 1295 Main Street, Marshfield. Burial will be in Couch Cemetery following Mass.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of John-Paul can be made to the JP Reisman Memorial Fund at South Shore Educational Collaborative, 75 Abington Street, Hingham, MA 02043. Please note "JP Reisman Memorial Fund" on checks made out to the school.

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