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.
I don’t know why but I remember the television show he was on and I knew his name from that. I was only ten yrs old and vacationing with my family in Florida when they announced that he’d committed suicide. Maybe I had a bit of a crush on him at the time, but I remember being so moved, and so sad, like he had been a brother or close cousin. I also don’t know what made me think of him spontaneously today; no one mentioned his name; it just popped into my head and I did a quick search, finding this site. I didn’t know he was taking the epilepsy drug and that that could have led to his suicide. It’s now more understandable but still so very sad.
He was so beautiful inside and out, unique ,irreplaceable will always live on in my heart…
I was just 10 when he passed 50 yrs of memories one of my best was of pete duel and Ben Murphy. Loved their shows
Cop 26 has recently been held in my country, in Glasgow. Many of the environmental issues debated were causes Pete campaigned for. He was ahead of his time.
I was too young to watch the original Alias Smith and Jones but enjoyed the reruns in the 70s in Britain. I grew up watching Westerns as my late father loved them. I cannot believe it’s fifty years since Alias Smith and Jones was broadcast.
R.I.P. Pete. I would like to think you would approve of the direction the world is trying to take.
I am watching the DVD set of Smith and Jones, just purchased and am enjoying it immeasurably. After 50 years Pete Duel’s smile still lights up my day and makes me smile. Bless him.