In Memory

George Peter (Pete) Burke



 
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08/01/12 09:34 AM #1    

Charles Holdaway

I have some funny contradictory memories of Pete Burke. My earliest memory was from Kenwick elementary school when he was one of the reigning bullies and grabbed me in a headlock in the boys' restroom and tried to stick my head in a toilet.  sad

Needless to say, I had some resentments and some fear of him after that, but that all changed when in the 6th grade I was hit by a car and spent the next 3 months in bed with a fractured femur. He surprised me by paying me a visit at my home and offering condolences and wishing me a full and speedy recovery. I will always remember that kind and unexpected gesture, and I am sorry I lost touch with him after that. I do know, however, that he was a good person.


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