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FAAS, Sr., Peter Robinson 75, lived his life with Joy, Humor, Play, Talent, and Heart. Born in West Hartford, CT, he grew up in West Islip, NY with his parents, five brothers and one sister. He was an avid sailor and played the piano by ear. He earned a degree in psychology from Saint Louis University. Peter served in the Air Force as a 1st Lieutenant Air Traffic Controller in the NORAD operations during the Vietnam War. Peter was a manager in the Hotel/Restaurant and then the Community Retirement industry for over 40 years. He was an active Rotarian and loved the Catholic faith. He was an avid reader of autobiographies and often played the piano for family and friends. Peter spent the last seven years caring for his 95-year-old mother first in Hendersonville, NC and then in Atlanta, GA. Peter died peacefully in his sleep from natural causes on May 16, 2019. He is preceded in death by his father Russell Weldon, a pilot shot down during WWII, his stepfather Charles W. Faas, brothers James (Carol) Faas, Harry (Valerie) Faas, and Charles Faas and sister Mary (Al) Shea. He leaves behind William Cuomo his partner of 27 years. Peter is survived by his mother, Marie Wooldridge Faas, the mother of his three children, Marilyn Hines Faas, his brothers John (Jeanne) Faas and Tom (Vikki) Faas, his children Peter (Young) Faas, Jr., Christine Faas, and Brian Faas, granddaughter Alexandra Faas and many beloved cousins, nieces and nephews. A funeral mass at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Roswell, GA will be held on Friday May 31, 2019 at 10:30am. In lieu of flowers, please donate in Peter's name to: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. You can make a donation online here or go through the Choa.org website and click "Donate now".

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Published by Atlanta Journal-Constitution on May 23, 2019.

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May 24, 2019

He was a wonderful soul and will be missed.

Mike B

May 23, 2019

Mr. Faas taught me in CCD at OLA when I was in the fifth grade. This was back in the early 1970s. I was disruptive at times; on a couple of instances, he had to ask me to leave the classroom and wait in the hall. This was during an unsettling time in my life -- my parents had just gotten divorced, and I was acting out.

I'd never gotten in trouble before, and being kicked out of Sunday School class was part of a larger wake-up call. While it was so long ago and I only knew him for a short time, I have never forgotten him. The image I have is someone exceptionally kind and patient, but not so much so that he would tolerate an unruly kid who was intent on disrupting class. My condolences to his family, and prayers for Peter.

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