Attorney Paul W. Scannell, 54, of Wareham, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 12.  He was the husband of Cheryl Ann (Irvin) Scannell of Wareham.

Paul was born Nov. 14, 1955 in Hyannis, the son of the late Robert V. and Mary E. (Deignan) Scannell. He attended Harwich Public Schools and graduated from Southeastern Massachusetts University. He also attended graduate school at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He received his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in San Diego, California. He was a member of the Law Review and was Class President.

He was admitted to practice law in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and was a partner in the law firm of Scannell and Lynn P.C.

He served in the U.S. Army as a language interpreter at the DMZ in Korea. Paul enjoyed his family, friends, going camping, boating, the ocean and traveling the world. He was also a member of the Gleason Family Y.M.C.A. in Wareham. He is the beloved “Papa” and father of Calvin A. and Isabel R. Scannell, of Wareham, and Kate Duval, of Acton. He is the brother of David Scannell, of Harwich, Deborah Mann, of Amherst. Steven Scannell, of Hyannis, and Eileen Scannell, of Northfield, and the loving grandfather of Emmerson and Chase Duval. He is also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

Memorial visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, March 16, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Wareham Village Funeral Home, 5 Center Street. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Memorial gifts may be made to the Eastern Child Welfare Society, Inc. 493 Changchon-Dong, Sodaemun-GU, Sodaemun, P.O. Box 241, Seoul, South Korea.