Paul F.X., of Nashua, NH, formerly of Sparta, NJ and Washington, DC, died
following a long battle with heart disease. Born in 1954 in Everett, MA, to Catherine (Betty) and Alfred Risteen, Paul called Tewksbury his hometown graduating TMHS in 1972 as class president. Having worked his way through his Bachelors Degree at Suffolk University, Paul was awarded Rockefeller and Kellogg Grants to complete his graduate and post-graduate studies at Middlebury College and Lincoln College, Oxford, England.
Paul F.X. Risteen began his professional career as a high school teacher in Merrimack, NH and progressed to Chairman of the English Department and, later, House Principal. Changing to corporate education, he sat as Director of Educational Services for Computervision Corporation in both Massachusetts and Los Angeles. He eventually joined Youth For Understanding in Washington, DC where he was Executive Vice President and Responsible Officer for the State Department's J-1 Visa Program for International Student Exchange. Paul retired at the age of fifty, following a series of debilitating health challenges.
Paul is survived by his twin sons Nicholas Moore Risteen, and Nathaniel Moore Risteen.
Paul was the brother of A. William Risteen, Kathryn Irwin, Ellen Gould, John Risteen, Mary Burke, Stephen Risteen, Brian Risteen, and Scott Risteen. They and their spouses and children gifted him with great joy and great pride in knowing them.
Care of his remains has been entrusted to Tewksbury Funeral Home, corner of Main and Dewey Streets, Tewksbury, MA and a viewing will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, between the hours of 4pm - 7pm. It being his expressed belief in communal prayer, a Mass of Christian Burial will be said on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 11 a.m. at St. William's Church in Tewksbury; followed by committal service at St. Mary's Cemetery in Tewksbury. For those not able to attend his funeral will be live streamed - https://www.facebook.com/tewksburyfuneralhome/videos. Please consider a donation in his memory to support the Shriners Pediatric Burn Care at https://donate.shrinerschildrens.org/