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Peter McDonough Obituary

McDonough, Peter B. SIMSBURY, Conn. Peter B. McDonough, 80 of Simsbury, died Saturday, September 10, 2011. Peter was born on April 29, 1931 in Albany, N.Y. Son of the late Marian Adt and William Drislane McDon-ough. He graduated from the Milne School in 1949, received a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1953 and a master's in business administration from New York University in 1961. Following two years of Army service as a radio operator stationed with the Second Armored Division in West Germany, Peter started his business career as an insurance adjuster with Crawford and Company in New York City. He subsequently moved into corporate risk management, serving for 40 years with Colgate Palmolive, Continental Can, Betterly Associates, General Foods and lastly in San Francisco with Bank of America Corporation, from which he retired as a senior vice president in 1996. He and his wife Jane resided for over 20 years of his business career in Ridgefield, Conn., where he was actively involved in civic, church and youth sport activities. After retiring, he and Jane moved to Durham, N.H., where he was active with the Church of Saint Thomas More and a member of the Portsmouth Country Club. Peter is survived by his wife, the former Jane Kingman; two sons, Timothy Blake and his wife Natalie of Niskayuna, N.Y., and Mark William and his wife Kelly of Simsbury; and three brothers, William of Kittery, Maine, George of North Palm Beach, Fla., and David of Merrick, N.Y. Peter is also survived by three grandchildren, Katie, Kevin and Ryan; as well as many nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be held between 5 and 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 15 at Kent and Pelczar Funeral Home at 77 Exeter St., Newmarket, NH 03857. Funeral services will be held at The Church of Saint Thomas More, 6 Madbury Rd., Durham, NH on Friday, September 16 at 11 a.m., followed by a reception in the church hall. In lieu of flowers, we ask for donations to be sent to either the Alzheimer's Association, Connecticut Chapter, 2075 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or The McLean Health Center 75 Great Pond Road Simsbury, CT 06070. Please visit Peter's "Book of Memories" at www.vincentfuneralhome.com for online condolences.

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Published by Albany Times Union on Sep. 14, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for Peter McDonough

6 Entries

Nancy Dandrea

September 18, 2011

Dear Jane: As a longtime friend and schoolmate of Peter, I want you to know how deeply I feel his loss to us. His wonderful wit, his charm and smile was always a part of our Milne years. Personally, he, Jim Clark and Lew Carr came to visit me when I was a patient in a tuberculosis Sanitarium during our Senior Year. It meant a great deal to me at the time and still does. He was a wonderful person.My sincere condolences. Nancy Dandrea

Bob Dishman

September 15, 2011

Dear Jane,

Looking back on the years that I had known Peter as a friend and neighbor, I am stuck first by the fact that my family and his were linked by where they lived though the had never met. After you and Peter moved to Durham. I learned that he had first lived in Ridgefield, Connecticut, where my daughter DeeDee has lived for more than twenty years but they did not meet until she visited in Durham not long ago. Then I remember him telling that his brother was headmaster, as I recall, of the Middlesex School in Concord in the Bay State, where and while, as I recall, my grandson Jeffrey Dishman was a student there. I remember too the pleasant weekend you and Peter spent with us at my camp at Wilson Pond in central Maine. I also recall gratefully the several hours he spent with me after my stroke several years ago even though he himself was not well. Finally, though I was not a member of St. Thomas More,I have been told by many who were, how much the parish has prospered under his wise counsel and expertise as a businessman. But above all I want you to know how proud and pleased all of us who were his friends are that Peter chose to come back to Durham buried with the blessing of the church he loved and served so well.

Sincerely,

Bob Dishman

Eileen Fineo

September 14, 2011

My condolences to the McDonough family. I work for Pete's brother, Dave. He shared some great memories of him with me. You are all in my prayers.

September 14, 2011

Jane, so sorry to hear of Pete's passing. He was a great guy and a star in his profession. Charlie Tagman

Donna Valpey

September 13, 2011

Auntie Jane, Mark, Kelly, Tim and Natalie,
Our most wonderful and loving memories will help ease the pain of losing our Peter. You are all in my heart and I am so sorry for your loss. Uncle Peter was an outstanding husband, father, grandfather and uncle to us all.
Love you,
Donna

The Staff of Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home

September 12, 2011

Offering our deepest condolences at this difficult time.

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