George

Leete

Peck,

78,

passed

away

on

November

6,

2012

at

his

home

in

Downsville,

NY.

He

was

born

March

15,

1934

in

New

Haven,

Connecticut,

a

son

of

the

late

Laurence

and

Barbara

Peck.

He

attended

The

Gunnery,

Emerson

College

and

Brown

University

where

he

was

a

member

of

the

Crew

team

and

president

of

the

Glee

club.

George

served

as

an

Army

Medic

during

the

Korean

War

and

became

a

member

of

the

Sons

of

the

American

Revolution.

For

most

of

his

life

George

resided

in

Lower

Manhattan.

He

was

the

Treasurer

of

New

England

Health

Services

and

a

Medical

Salesman.

For

many

years

he

ran

a

poetry

reading

series

at

the

Ear

Inn

where

he

also

bartended.

At

age

70,

he

retired

to

Downsville

where

he

owned

a

house

as

well

as

a

"Silver

Bullet"

Airstream

trailer.

George

was

a

unique

character,

philosopher,

and

conversationalist.

He

loved

to

write,

create

art,

read

the

New

Yorker,

listen

to

jazz,

and

feed

the

neighbor's

dogs

that

would

visit

every

day.

He

was

a

proud

father,

brother,

uncle,

grandfather,

and

friend.

The

eldest

of

5

children,

George

was

predeceased

by

his

siblings

MaryJo

Davis,

Russell

Peck,

and

Phyllis

Martindale.

He

is

survived

by

his

brother

Laurence

Peck,

his

sons

George

Peck

lll

and

Eiko

Peck,

his

daughters

Troy

May

and

Mizuo

Peck,

and

many

nieces,nephews,

and

cousins.

He

is

also

survived

by

his

first

wife

Lucinda

Prew,

mother

of

George

and

Troy,

and

his

grandchildren

Kama

and

Amber

May.

He

married

Sanae

Mizusawa

in

1977,

mother

of

Mizuo

and

Eiko.

She

predeceased

him

in

1984.

In

lieu

of

flowers,

memorial

contributions

may

be

made

in

George's

memory

to

a

charity

of

one's

choice.

Cremation

was

at

Hillington

Crematory,

Morris.

On

Sunday

November

18th

at

2pm

there

will

be

a

gathering

in

his

honor

at

the

Ear

Inn,

326

Spring

Street,

NYC.

A

burial

is

planned

beside

his

wife

and

parents

at

Mt.

Carmel

Cemetery

in

Hamden,

Connecticut

on

December

1st.