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.
He actually piled us into his 4wd about 3-4 miles from the cabin (near the Bennett juniper tree, which is older than Jesus), and as I remember, drove us out to Strawberry and more resources.
I’m a lot younger than Pete, but he helped us when we were stuck in the “mud” on the way back to the cabin, the property next to his 20 acre property near Relief Reservoir in the sierra’s It must have been just months before he ended his life. I was only a toddler when it happened, my older brother would share bits and pieces. I always wondered that to myself and as a teenager would runaway to the cabin when things weren’t right, thumbing it sometimes and arriving there on foot many times and in the pitch of night, having an uneasy feeling passing the property. I always felt like he did I Think, when Pete reflects back on being 16. I haven’t been to the cabin in years. Put that on the bucket list I suppose. Rest In Peace, Aho
Pete was one of those special actors.. I remember hearing the news.. My heart sank
10 years ahead of me at Penfield HS. His dad did school physicals for us… cough cough. We loved seeing Pete on TV but after high school I wasn’t watching much tv and did not hear of his death till later. It was sad – much like a buddy who set himself on fire in the middle of Penfield Rd.
Been there. Done that. Know how you feel. So bittersweet.