Letters to Pete

Remembering Pete Duel

Why Paul Green's Book Hasn't Changed How I Feel About Pete
by Laura, co-creator of the Pete Duel Memorial Site
I have read Paul Green's book, and overall, it's an unflattering portrayal of Pete Duel, despite how it tries to be otherwise. It fails to be otherwise. I also think Paul misses the point when he claims that Pete Duel fans have reservations or criticisms about his book because we don't want to hear negative things about our childhood hero...

The Girl in Boxcar No. 3
by Heather Menzies Urich, widow of actor Robert Urich and the 'girl' in the Alias Smith & Jones episode, 'The Girl in Boxcar No. 3'
Of course, the Alias Smith and Jones episode I did was quite a long time ago. Just about all of my scenes were with Ben. However, I do remember Pete...

On Fathers
by Laura
It's Father's Day 2005 and my father lies dying at home right now from pancreatic cancer. He's only 71. When I was 13, my father was a drinking alcoholic and I turned to a dark-haired cowboy...

Your Face
by Anne
I look at your face, a face I know so well. I know it better than any other face. I’ve studied it for so long, for decades now. It represents so much to me...

Fond Memories
by Bill Anderson
I didn't get the feeling that he knew who I was, even though I had had several hit records by the time I was on their show. He just seemed to be genuinely concerned that I be made to feel at home with him...

Love Always
by Julie
Even though I was only nine when Pete Duel passed away, it still feels like yesterday. I remember it so very well. I was so saddened at such an early age over the loss of someone like Pete and I still am today...

Thank You
by Jon
Being only 11, I couldn't understand why someone whom I felt was so "cool," would want to end his own life, especially when he was so popular...

Retrospective
by Jeff
Now that Alias Smith and Jones is once again on television, you'll probably be inundated with emails such as this, but I just wanted to drop you a quick note and tell you about Pete's "power"...

My First Anniversary
by Andie L.
It was one year ago in November when I found Pete again after almost 32 years. It’s been a tough year, dealing with all the things I’ve learned about the life and death of this man. I told a friend of mine a few weeks ago that, for me, Pete died twice...

Epitaph for a Hero
by Laura
Pete Duel put a gun muzzle to his head and squeezed the trigger. That's the way they say he died: a self-inflicted bullet through his head. His death made the four o'clock news. I heard it in passing on my way home...

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