He attended art school in Boston, Mass. He lived in and near Moncton most of his life and moved to North Carolina in 1994. While he lived in Moncton he worked at Rubens Department Store in the Art Department, then worked with his brothers Fish, Va

l and Arneaud at the Hub Dental Lab in Moncton. Jean-Paul was employed for more than 20 years with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Moncton, working in the Graphic Design and Set Department. In the early 90’s just before his retiremen

t at CBC, he met Betty Gray Lipscomb of Hurdle Mills, North Carolina. They were married in 1993 and returned to live in Hurdle Mills in 1994. While he lived in North Carolina, Jean-Paul worked for Piedmont Health Services in Carrboro on a part-tim

e basis as the maintenance person for all the centers.