Obituary of Lisa Marie Rizzo

Lisa Marie Rizzo, born August 25, 1958, of Carver, formerly of Quincy, passed away on February 25, 2012 after a long illness. Loving mother of the late Acacia Rizzo-Cugno; daughter of Louis and Elaine Rizzo of Braintree, formerly of Quincy; sister to Eloise Papile of Hingham, Karen Savino and her husband James of Nahant, Therese Nicklas and her husband Gerald of Quincy, Louis Rizzo Jr. of Mashpee, Dean Rizzo and his wife Barbara Anglin of Plymouth; aunt to several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews; godmother to Kensington Hernandez from CA; and dear friend to many. Lisa loved traveling, music, reading, cooking, good food, good wine and most of all getting together with friends and family for a good laugh. Lisa was a speech and language teacher, taught kindergarten and ran the children’s library within the Middleboro Public School system for twenty years. She also taught in Southern California at Zella Davis Elementary School for several years and because of her skillful and creative approach to education was beloved by her students. A Memorial funeral Mass will be held on Thursday March 1, 2012 at Saint Joseph's Church, 272 Main Street, Rte 106, Kingston, at 10:00 a.m. A Celebration of Life reception will follow at The Jones River Trading reception center at 42 Elm St., Kingston. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Cranberry Hospice, 38 Cordage Park #326, Plymouth, MA 02360 or Paul Newman's the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, 565 Ashford Center R., Ashford, CT 06278.