Farewell--not good bye—always loved, always remembered
Family
Grandchildren, larger and able to speak, are captivated by Uncle Peter;
P’s nieces, extraordinary and lovely young women, are there
Gaywell, Big Sister, and Gerardo the magnificent, her sidekick, are there.
Coral Springs
Worked in Miami with First Union, which morphed to Wachovia
Traded Wachovia for Wells Fargo and took an entire team with him
Tremendous professional success creating a corporate trust presence for WF on the East Coast
Initiated and implemented a Delaware trust outlet for WF which was highly successful and continues today
Surrounded as always by many friends—old and new
Went to Augusta National with his WF team and sang “Statesboro Blues” passing through Statesboro
Surrounded by family
Erika and Charlie regular Sunday dinner guests
Big Sister, her husband, their two children and tiny grandchildren—together at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day and life changes…
Miami
Three dogs, one cat, two children in a two bedroom temporary apartment! which lead to a move to…
Houston
Purchased first house in the Woodlands;
Moved from there to Victorian house in Midtown
AdoptedAlice—soon to be large dog with one eye smaller than the—fondly known as “Malice;”
Adopted Ralph, soon to be large but smaller than Alice. Kind, courtly, a real gentleman with a remarkable ability to catch flies
Worked in Corporate Trust at US Trust where he and his sole co-worker alternated the titles of “President” and “Vice-President” weekly
Moved to Westheimer and Montrose, down the road from not one but two rehab clinics! Art cars on the street, homeless on the sidewalks, gay bars everywhere—a terrific place.
Met Mariayne (me!) and together we moved to…
Los Angeles
Encountered sushi and sushi bars;
Many more friends made
Lived in Manhattan Beach
Worked for (Bank?) and received an award for more than $1M in sales;
Met Third Wife who wanted to return to …
San Francisco
Traveled to Japan
Hired at Crocker National Bank by BFF Brando
Wild, wooly, wacky times akin to Merry Pranksters in suits
Rented house in Simi Valley (?) and became world sponsor of Gerbeldon—if you could drink and swing a racket, you qualified for entry;
Began relationship with Mary Lud
Alaskatrip (flown in and left a la Survivor)
Ran aMarathonin the Redwoods (while still smoking)
Married (Second Wife)—colored P’s hair pink for Halloween
Became a rabid Raiders Fan and moved with them to…
New York City
Married (First Wife)
Worked at Chase Bank
Acted in dramas through Chase cohort (Erika was the only witness)
Divorced
Girl friend whom Peter joined in…
The College and Army phase
College friends roommates exploits (some school)
Army tank corps (I know –huh?) Unclear how this fell out. Possible AWOL
The truant phase
Banished to summer camp;
Sent to the Brothers;
Tied to a pole (and rescued by Big Sister)
The Beginning
Big sister.
Best Friends.
JacksonHeights
Erika and Charlie