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Peter B. Ranney

Leyden, Massachusetts

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Peter B. RanneyLeyden, MA - Peter Burrell Ranney died at home in his sleep January 25 after a brief illness. A Leyden resident since 1990, Peter loved living in the woods. When we think of Peter, we think of the tide pools at Brant Rock, the Okefenokee Swamp, and his love of music, particularly...

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I knew Peter from the Museum of Science Live Animal Center where he was a Curator, I was a volunteer . Peter was an incredibly kind and generous soul who taught us all so much about nature and how to be a good human. He had a profoundly positive impact on my life and I am so grateful for that. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family.

I knew Peter as we were both NU coops at the Museum. He was a gentle, kind soul. Rest in peace Peter.

Peter was the nature instructor during my entire camp experience (8 years) at Camp Lion Knoll. He had the innate ability to make any child excited about nature, even the most shy ones. He truly embodied Mr. Rogers in every way with the campers, and I know many that I went to camp with would agree. He will be missed and remembered fondly.

I had the tremendous honor of working with Peter at both the Girls Club and Camp, where his extraordinary educational approach mesmerized the children, empowering them to discover precious insights about nature. RIP Peter. Condolence to Carolyn, Foster and the rest of Peter´s family.

I met Peter very briefly several years ago at the Girl's Club when I was working with a child through Reach at ServiceNet. Somehow we talked about Brant Rock. I´m originally from Boston & I´ve never met anyone out here who's heard of Brant Rock! We were both overjoyed discussing our memories. I think we also shared a birthday, October 7. We had this brief strong connection that very rarely occurs between two strangers. It was wonderful. I remember him also talking about how much he...