Pete died January 26, 2021. He was born May 20, 1945, at Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Texas. Pete graduated from Bohah H.S. in Boise where he was a member of the basketball and baseball teams as well as the captain of the football team. Pete spent three years as the University of Idaho before going to Vietnam where he was a Captain in the 101st Airborne being awarded the Air Medal and Bronze Star. When he returned, Pete completed his degree in Business and Finance at Boise State University.

He and his wife, Patty, moved to Santa Paula, California, where he spent his career with Agland and Farmer's Irrigation retiring in 2020. Pete served as an officer and leader in many community organizations in the Santa Paula area. He jumped at Idaho City 1964-65 and Boise 1970-72.