REMEMBERING PETE DUEL
Thank you to everyone who leaves such poignant and heartfelt expressions in The Memorial Book—and for all your kind words about this site. Your kinship is extremely appreciated. —Laura
Please post your thoughts below. The previous Memorial Book was receiving too much spam, so I had to close it and start this page instead. The previous memorial page also had hundreds of remembrances. I hope to someday transfer them here.
There may be a delay between when you leave your thoughts below and when your post appears, but rest assured, the post will eventually be published. Please keep in mind that many questions still remain about Peter’s state of mind in those final days of his life. One recent question is how much of a role the anti-seizure drug, Dilantin, played on his thoughts. Perhaps Pete was a victim of a pharmaceutical drug and not so much of self-inflicted depression. Also note that Geoffrey Deuel sometimes visited this page. Thank you.
Looking at this website, I realized the varied and amazing amount of quality work Pete did in such a short period of time. That is significant for a person in this business. His talent was overflowing (i.e. horsemanship, handling a deck of cards, acting, etc.). He did not just repeat a certain mannerism over and over again. He kept coming up with new ways to express himself. The way he moved. The way he responded. No matter how he chose to portray a character, it was all very believable and engaging. To have that much insight is rare. Even when he did not have time for anything else, he kept striving to do more.
My family is greatly enjoying the weekly episodes we are able to record and then watch of Pete and Ben Murphy on “Alias Smith and Jones”. This is the only show we watch together. It is very special to us and we look forward to it every week.
Thank you for making so many of Pete’s work available on this website. I hope you will be able to get the pilot episode of Marcus Welby M.D. to work. We would love to see that, because we are familiar with the difficulties caused by aphasia, which Pete portrays in that episode.
All the best to you and yours! Thank you again!
I agree with you……49 years and it still brings pain and sadness….We still love and miss you Pete! RIP our beautiful friend!
I was thinking about you Pete over these holidays,it’s 49yrs since you left us, you were a big part of my childhood,Alias Smith &Jones was the highlight of my week,back then I was 13,& still miss you after all these years.You certainly were ahead of your time being concerned about the planet & big on recycling.Watching Smith &Jones during this difficult year has kept me going.❤️
Its hard to believe that this coming year will make 50 years since you left us. All these years later it still seems like only yesterday, even thought it’s almost a lifetime ago. When I think of all the time in between, of everything that has happened in the world in those intervening years, and in my own life also, it just seems all the more sad that you missed out on so much of life. Our time here is already short, to make it shorter is a tragedy, but I guess that realization only comes with age. You had so much to live for, and to give, if only you had realized it. You were disillusioned with the state of the world back in 1971, I can’t imagine what you would think of it today, with climate change, environmental destruction, conflict, war and disease. But, despite it all, life is still precious and worth fighting for. I with you could have realized that.
R I P Pete.
49 Years Later Peter Deuel Is So Special I’m Just Proud to Be A Part Of this Group that Continues to Honor Him and this Doesn’t happen For Everyone Reserved For a Unique Few You have Elvis Frank Sinatra Pete ….Thank You Laura Moretti For all You Do to Celebrate Peter’s Life and Talent