Peter Nevins

Peter Nevins, 68, of Allen Township, died on Saturday, Jan. 6, at Lehigh Valley Hospice in Allentown. He was the beloved husband of Gail Nevins, with whom he celebrated 45 years of marriage on Dec. 23.

He was born in Manhattan, N.Y., on Nov. 27, 1938. He was the son of Marion Salter of Hollywood, Fla., and the late Bert Nevins.

He attended the Ethical Culture Schools of New York, graduating from the Fieldston School of Riverdale, where he was captain of the baseball team.

He attended Oberlin College, earning a BBA from the University of Miami and a master's degree in sports management from East Stroudsburg University.

He was the sports information director at East Stroudsburg University from 1969 until his retirement in 2002, and he was an adjunct professor of a graduate course in public relations in sports management. He was a co-author of the book, "Pride and Promise — A Centennial History of East Stroudsburg University."

His name appears at NCAA headquarters in the Hall of Fame of the College Sports Information Directors of America CoSIDA. He received the Warren Berg Award as the nation's outstanding College Division Sports Information Director and the Irving Marsh Award for outstanding service by the Eastern College Athletic Conference.

He served as president of Eastern College Athletic Conference-Sports Information Directors Association and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Sports Information Directors and was also on the NCAA Public Relations Committee. He received numerous CoSports Information Directors Association publication and writing awards in addition to state and campus service awards.

During the 1960s, he worked as a sportswriter in Bridgeport, Conn., was president of the Connecticut Sportswriters Alliance and was the sports information director at the University of Bridgeport.

He was a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Basketball Writers of America and the Football Writers of America. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserves.

Since his retirement from East Stroudsburg University, he worked as a part-time sportswriter and weekly college columnist for the Pocono Record in Stroudsburg; was on the board of the Friends of the Eastern Monroe Public Library and also the library's Foundation board; and was a volunteer facilitator at The Older Adult Learning Center in East Stroudsburg. He previously was involved in coaching Little League baseball in Stroudsburg and was president of the Clearview School PTO.

He is also survived by two sons, Douglas and his wife Jenifer Lewis Nevins of West Chester and Daniel and his wife Lisa Swart Nevins of Wayne; grandchildren Sean, Henlee and Kendall of West Chester, Luke of Wayne and Natalie and Phoebe of Wayne and Dublin, Ireland; his brother, Bert Nevins Jr. and his wife, Frances, of Plantation, Fla.; his sister, Peggy Windsor and her husband, Raymond, of Plantation, Fla.; and three nephews, Scott Windsor and Aaron and Nathan Nevins.

A calling hour will begin at 10:30 a.m. and be followed by a memorial service at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Abeloff Center for Performing Arts at the front circle of East Stroudsburg University in East Stroudsburg. Directions are as follows: Interstate 80 to exit 308; right onto Prospect Street and right at second light into the front circle at East Stroudsburg University.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Peter Nevins Scholarship Fund, East Stroudsburg University Foundation, 200 Prospect St., East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.