Friday, April 6, 2018
Joseph and Peter's other family,
Oh what a sad and shocking loss this is. Peter was one of the good souls as well as a visionary with compassion, humour, and a get-it-done approach. I met Peter when he was with New Careers decades back. He was a guy who just "got it". In his role he was instrumental in supporting and co-launching a community proposal with us via Children's Home for a Deaf Human Service Worker Training Program. He was a complete pleasure to work with and even matter-of-fact about the unique challenges and resources needed (right Rick Z, Sue H, Mary C-M?). Because Peter was convinced of the inherent social justice of involving Deaf people in community services as staff, he was able to pave the way to make this happen... Years later I had some contact again when he was ADM for Family Services and I was seconded personnel. His intelligence and innate humanity were front and centre no matter what. Having Peter leave this planet too early is profoundly saddening - yet what a lot he left behind! His was a life well-lived and well considered.
