Paul Costa

Paul Costa, of Surprise, Arizona, passed away on June 2nd, 2024 at 77 years young.
Paul was born on September 29th, 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts to Anthony and Doris Costa. In the late 1970's the family moved to East Kingston, New Hampshire.
Paul graduated from Exeter High School in 1964 and from Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts in 1968 with a degree in accounting.
On October 5th, 1968 he married Linda Boyers of Exeter, New Hampshire at St. Michael's Church in Exeter. In 1969 they moved to Phoenix, Arizona. In 1975 they were blessed with the birth of their son, Marc, and blessed again in 1979 with the birth of their daughter, Amy.
In the early 1970's Paul bought a health food store in Tempe, Arizona that he eventually sold. He worked as an independent salesman for several different health food companies selling supplements to health food stores. His original territory was everything west of the Mississippi but eventually became Arizona, Colorado and San Diego. He retired in April of this year.
Linda, Marc and Amy often traveled with Paul in their motor home, crisscrossing the country, visiting several national parks and taking in the sights along the way. They were fortunate to vacation many times in Hawaii. They also visited Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, Australia and the Caribbean. They always enjoyed their travels and being together.
Paul was an avid golfer and scuba diver and used to ski, play tennis and ride motorcycles.
He will be deeply missed by Linda, his wife of 55 years, their children, Marc and Amy, their large extended families, friends and colleagues.
A memorial service in Paul's honor has already occurred.