I've known Pete's brother Steve for 37 years, we worked together for the CPR. I met Pete 25 plus years ago, and haven't seen him in the years following that, when he worked briefly in Toronto for the CPR. But I remeber him clearly, and I recall thinking that I could see that family resemblance between him and Steve. I have a great story of a long and confused trip home to London on his days off, when he tried to catch a ride on the caboose of my train but it derailed part way across Toronto. I had to arrange an alternate ride while dealing with the derailment. While all this was going on Pete was his good natured easy going self. My sense of him was that he was a kind and gentle soul, the type of person that "hyper" people like me need to connect with every so often to learn to calm down. His passing at such a young age is very unfortunate. It isn't fair for one's life to end at such a young age. But I agree with the previous post, remember the good, smile and carry on.. even in my brief encounters with him its the humour that I recall.. To Steve and your siblings, and especially to Pete's wife and children, my sincere condolences. Remember all of those wonderful times together, smile, and continue on..
