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Jim Cunningham
April 11, 2017
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 gear, and be ready to embark at 0-800 hours." Sure enough, at 8 the next morning he picked me up at my apartment and we spent most of the day on back county roads sniping rats in the roadside dumps that were then ubiquitous.
Pete was always open-handed, good natured and friendly, and I never forgot his kindness and generosity, or the way he made me feel welcome to the area. Over the years, I'd run into him at Sarvay's and later at Dryden School gatherings, and would never fail to share a good laugh. He was really one of the good guys, and my thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
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