“What I most admired about Pete as I was growing up and what I still treasure is that he treated all life forms (human, animal, or plant) with an intelligent, quiet kindness and respect. And he did so in a very manly way. Adults, peers, and children all responded to him with a great attraction. So he set an example which seemed to me both worthy and reachable. If I could follow it, I felt guaranteed to be a good man, well-liked and successful. Of all my hand me downs, his were the best. Yet they also contained a dangerous shadow.”