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Peter F. Lauria

1947 - 2017

Peter F. Lauria obituary, 1947-2017, Dryden, NY

BORN

1947

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Perkins Funeral Home - Dryden

55 W Main St

Dryden, New York

Peter Lauria Obituary

Lauria, Peter F.

Peter F. Lauria

August 31, 1947 - December 26, 2016

A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 1 pm at Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main St., Dryden. Calling hours will be Friday, April 14 from 4 - 6 pm at the funeral home. Please bring a favorite memory of Pete. Casual dress will be fine. Red Sox attire would be welcome.

There will be a reception following the Saturday service at a private home in Dryden. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Jimmy Fund -- a fund for cancer patients supported by the Boston Red Sox.10 Brookline Place West, 6th floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7226 http://www.jimmyfund.org

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Published by Ithaca Journal from Apr. 7 to Apr. 10, 2017.

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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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4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Perkins Funeral Home - Dryden

55 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053

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55 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053

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