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.
Tomorrow, it will be 50 years since you left us, yet it seems like it was yesterday. I was just a teenager, baking cookies for my parents who were having friends over to celebrate New Years 1972 when I heard the news. I remember being completely devastated and confused as to what happened to a man that was so incredibly talented, full of life, an environmental warrior dedicated to making the world a better place, a gentle kind soul. Your smile made us all smile and lifted our spirits. In your 31 years, you touched many lives and and you left a void in our hearts. I know we all hope you have found the peace and love you were so desperately searching for during your time here. Bless you always. Thank you Geoffrey and Jacqueline Deuel for sharing those beautiful photographs of the family.
It’s been 50 years since Pete left us. Not a day goes by when he doesn’t cross my mind…even after all this time this man moves me in ways I still can not define.
His light will shine forever for he lives in the hearts of everyone who knew him and loved him.
He is forever loved and sorely missed.
I can not help but thank of you on this dark anniversary of you leaving this world and everybody who loved you who are left to wonder why. You would never truly know how many people loved you or whose life you would touch and continue to touch 50 years later. The world became truly a little darker when we lost you that fateful night. I wonder if you had only had someone to talk to would things have changed. Your smile never ceases to warm my heart. There was only 1 Pete Duel this world was blessed with! Pete Duel forever! Peace and Ecology Now!
Dear Pete, remembering you always with love. Fifty years since my heart broke.
Words cannot say how I feel today it’s hard to believe 50 years have gone by since you so tragically left us. Dear Pete you must have been such a wonderfull man to have left such a big impression on so many of us. The pain I feel is like I feel when I have lost a family member you mean that much to myself and so many of us dear Pete now and alwaysxxx