Peter F. Lauria

I knew Pete best as a fellow student at SUNY Cortland in the late 60's. He was the first real "local" friend I made in Cortland, and was a fellow regular at what we fondly called the "Pig Pen" lounge area in the Old Main building. Pete always had an expression that suggested he had something really funny that he just couldn't wait to tell you, and that was usually the case. My best memory is his walking in and announcing that "The rats are running", followed by "Synchronize watches, prepare...