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Tuesday
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July
Visitation
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Gallaway & Crane Funeral Home
101 South Finley Avenue
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Tuesday
6
July
Visitation
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Gallaway & Crane Funeral Home
101 South Finley Avenue
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Wednesday
7
July
Funeral Mass
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
St. James Church
184 South Finley Avenue
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
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Joanne Levine posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Dear Anu, Sue, John, Andy and Sohan…what a blessing to have had Peter in your lives every day and that’s why it’s so hard to comprehend death. The beautiful, spirited gentleman that he was on earth will always be with you in your hearts and nobody can take that away. I will forever watch a Mets and Rangers game with his memories by my side the way we sat in grammar school for 8 years….side by side. I pray for your hearts to mend and be full of his love every day until you meet again. All our love…Joanne and Hal
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Evelyn Melara posted a condolence
Thursday, July 8, 2021
You will always be in the hearts of your loved ones...
Because there, your love will always remain alive.
With Heartfelt Condolences,
Evelyn Melara & Family
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Nancy Kail posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
One of my most favorite new years eves many years ago was with Pete and family and friends. Lots of food of course - seven fishes - and silly games - charades, pictionary, etc - lots of laughter, watching the sun come up together. I love your smile Pete, the twinkle in your eye and the way you loved your family and friends and life. Sending all my love to John, Andy and the Barrasso family, Nancy
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Michael Parrish lit a candle
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
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Anjali Gulati lit a candle
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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Meenu Nageshwaran uploaded photo(s)
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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The ones we love are never gone, they live within our Hearts.
Keeping with our traditions and honouring the love his Indian family had for him. We offered prayers for Peter by the Ganges this past Friday.
We will always be grateful for the love and affection he showered upon Tutti(Anu), Sohan and the rest of us.
Nagesh and I pray for peace and comfort for your family at this difficult time and offer our condolences to you all.
Sending all of you our Love and Strength.
Meenu & Nagesh
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Martha Tate posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
The Infinera team is deeply saddened by the passing of Pete. A donation has been made in his name to the Making Headway Foundation.
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Ayesha Nageshwaran uploaded photo(s)
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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Katja and I will always cherish the memories we made with Uncle Peter and Tutti Massi(Anu) at their wedding in August and ours in November of the same year.
I am particularly grateful to Uncle Peter for loving my aunt unconditionally and for showing her the true meaning happiness in the time they had together.
To John, Andy and the rest of the Barasso clan, we are always here for you and you will always have a home and family to call your own, in India and Zürich.
I was looking forward to our fishing trip Uncle Pete, but I know you will keep a rod and tackle ready for us in the afterlife.
Ayesha & Katja
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Susan Prescott lit a candle
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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Daren Eilert uploaded photo(s)
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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Wonderful memories with Pete from many years. Here's a few shots out fishing on a beautiful, cold, November day when the striped bass were running. Will miss you, but so glad to have the memories. Love and thoughts to the family and friends.
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Rick Weber lit a candle
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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Omar Sanchez posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
What a great loss to this world. Pete was such a stand up guy and dedicated to everything he set his mind to. My condolences go out to his family during this difficult time. You will be in my prayers.
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Bill Brown lit a candle
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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Gary Drexler uploaded photo(s)
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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Peter, and colleagues (Donny F, Keith C, Gary D, Alex H and Peter B) in a business meeting at Citi-Field, watching a Mets baseball game on a nice summer evening.
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Frank Messina uploaded photo(s)
Monday, July 5, 2021
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First of all, my deepest condolences go to Anu, John, Andrew, Susan, Allison and the entire Barrasso family.
Now for the hard part: how do you pay a tribute to someone you have known since first grade and called a friend since third; to someone who was a loving and dedicated father, husband, brother, son…friend? As I am sure it is with all of those who loved Peter (and there are many), the suddenness of his dying is a shock. People deal with that differently. As a doctor for 34 years, I first go into “what needs to be done” mode…it is now part of my DNA. Now, I am allowing the over 50 years of memories to flood over me so that the joy of those memories bubbles up through the unspeakable grief. A tribute to someone like Peter is to remember all those relationships Peter made, all the people he touched, cheered, consoled, entertained, helped create, mentored, managed or whose lives he made just a little bit better.
My first memory of Peter is of him beating me in the 3rd grade (or 4th?) spelling bee at Our Lady of Guadalupe (Peter was brilliant)—I still remember the word I lost on: “ceiling” (forgot the “I after E except after C”), but not his final word—which he of course spelled correctly. Then there are the years of walking home together after school. We would stop on the corner of 16th Avenue and 70th street…and talk for up to hours before I would head home 2 blocks further (Mrs. Barrasso told us later she would check occasionally to assure that is where we were still---and we would be just standing there talking). What can 10 year olds have to say that takes that much time every day? Peter just made it easy to be around and like him… that was it. Grammar school also included the inevitable science fair projects (“building" a “volcano” in Peter’s basement; a “computer” (2 flashlight bulbs with switches to designate the on/off “1s and 0s” of transistors). Class plays (Peter as George Washington—white powder in his always thick hair). Math competitions against other Catholic schools after school; chess club (I do not think I EVER beat him). We played street roller hockey together. I would come down to the park (concrete with a broken fence in the NYC 70s) kitty-corner from his house; play with a hard puck with the only protection being knee pads (for making “saves” on our knees)—and we never broke any teeth or bones! (I do remember pucks to the face—ouch). Despite his devil may care attitude, we got wound up over something enough for us to have a fistfight. I was bigger then…and won (or my recollection is that he ran home crying). Peter is the only person I have ever physically fought with! Then there were the days I would accompany him home for lunch (baby boomer years with up to 200 kids per grade so those close enough to school, like Peter, were not allowed to stay in the lunchroom but had to go home). Peter made endless fun of my more “ethnic” food: especially the peanut butter and ricotta sandwiches, which would inevitably make a soggy mess of the white wonder bread! (I actually made another this past year…just so I could text him about it—he was kind enough not to respond). I must say I envied his somewhat more “assimilated” mom who allowed him to have newfangled toaster pizza pockets!
It is sometimes only in retrospect that you realize what a profound impact someone has had on your life—or how they were the crux for taking the “better path”. It is because my best friend, Peter, was attending Regis High School that I attended (I was seriously considering a more local Brooklyn school). Ask any Regian what a life-changing place that is. And while we mostly did not ride the entire subway ride together going to school (the “B” line he lived across the street from was slightly further for me to access than the “N”), we almost always rode home at least part of the way together (the B and N connected several times including one stop from his home stop)—every day…for 4 years (along with our dear friend John Scola). Ever efficient, Pete would make good use of his ride time—reading or doing an assignment…I was just an annoyance to him with no such efficient tendencies. Those coming of age years bring memories of school dances, more indoor intramural hockey, getting in trouble for taking a shortcut when we were supposed to run the central park reservoir for gym, bowling league, discos, fake ID’s to get into said discos…and shyly meeting girls. Peter worked in a family bagel store in Brighton beach where I would meet him to go to the beach or just hang out afterwards.
Then we both chose to attend Columbia College—together again. Peter needed to commute the first year (not enough housing), but with I think 11 Regians attending Columbia from our class alone, we made up for lost time as Peter lived on campus (Pete roomed variably with Marcos Rodriguez and Tim Murphy). One of my biggest regrets from those years is that I took not one picture (in the moment, young adults don’t ever think that memories might fade)—except one at graduation. But I do remember that big-hearted Peter always had a good word for almost everyone (we were all immature once and I do remember some less than Christian though ultimately hilarious descriptions of some of my dates though).
The “adult stuff” followed. I was honored to be Pete’s best man although I sadly delegated bachelor party planning duties to a more local friend (Sorry, Pete). He flew out to Seattle to be in my wedding party…and attended our second ceremony and reception in Brooklyn a few weeks later. There were the usual life challenges—including relationship and health issues—but despite us living halfway across the country, I knew I could call Peter for support –and did, despite only getting to see each other a few times yearly in the last several years (and less often during the childrearing years). But old friends just pick up where they left off. I had intended many more “golden years” of shared experiences. While that is not possible, I am so glad I will have all my memories of Peter to cherish. You will be missed so much, my friend.
Earliest photo: my kitchen floor in 1973. I am on the bottom; Pete on top.
Peter 8th grade graduation photo: 1975
Next around 1979 at my house. And graduation day from Columbia.
My wedding (including Marcos)
NYC clowning (including Marcos)
Pete’s wedding: (with Paul, Tim, Bill, Marcos)
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Steven Stikons uploaded photo(s)
Monday, July 5, 2021
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Pete, my good friend, I always thought we would have time in the future to catch up and spend more time together. But now I regretfully and sadly struggle to understand the cruelty of fate taking you away from all of us far too soon. I will badly miss your wisdom, sincerity, humility and humor! I hope you know you are missed and loved so much by so many and will Rest In Peace.
Dear Anu, John and Andy, the rest of the family, Sarah and I are so sorry for your loss and want to offer our deepest condolences.
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Peter Cornell lit a candle
Monday, July 5, 2021
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Dear Anu, John, and Andrew- I only knew Peter from working with him for 20+ years, through some very good and very challenging times. Pete’s humor and knowledge were virtually endless and the world was a better place for those who knew him. Please accept our deepest condolences on your loss. Peter and Nancy Cornell
“I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back and receive you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also.” John 4:13
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Anjali Gulati posted a condolence
Sunday, July 4, 2021
Dearest Anu(Tutti), John, Andy, Sohan, Susan, Jill & Stephanie,
My deepest condolences to all of you. I am completely heart broken.
Peter❤The King of Hearts❤, you are, were and will continue to be loved beyond words and will be missed beyond measure.
Safe journey home and rest in peace Peter.
Lots of love
Anjali Gulati
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Tom Mcinerney posted a condolence
Sunday, July 4, 2021
Dear Anu, John, Andrew, Sohan,
“Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear.”
Our deepest condolences,
Tom & Michelle Mc Inerney
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The family of Peter P Barrasso uploaded a photo
Saturday, July 3, 2021
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AT&T Network Engineering Team purchased flowers
Saturday, July 3, 2021
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Pete will be missed by all of us and we will forever honor the legacy he has left us.
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Mike U. posted a condolence
Saturday, July 3, 2021
Dear Anu, Andrew and John: Words cannot express our grief and sorrow. Peter was an amazing person-- generous, loyal, fun, dynamic, smart and above all -- devoted to his family and friends. Such fond memories of knowing, traveling and spending time with Peter since the Columbia days. And for over 30 years, celebrating our annual holiday Four Horsemen’s Night Out. Our thoughts, prayers and sympathies are with you, Susan and her family and the rest of the Barrasso family. Rest in Peace Peter. May your memory be a blessing to all of us who had the privilege of knowing you. Your fellow “Horseman” Mike
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La Vonne R Gleton posted a condolence
Friday, July 2, 2021
Wow! This one hurt! I worked with Pete at ATT in Engineering. One of the best managers I ever had the pleasure to work with/for. Gone too soon! My deepest condolences to his family and the ATT family. RIH
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Kathryn posted a condolence
Friday, July 2, 2021
We are sorry for the loss of your loved one. May fond memories, dear friends and earnest prayer bring comfort and strength at this difficult time. Isaiah 41:13
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Gary uploaded photo(s)
Friday, July 2, 2021
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My dearest friend. I miss you terribly. You were an inspiration to every life you touched. You taught me compassion for others and how to live a more caring life. I will do my best to keep your spirit alive. I’m sorry the sun set way too early on you my dear, dear friend.
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Jagadeesh Chandramohan posted a condolence
Friday, July 2, 2021
Anu, John and Andrew
My sincere condolences on the loss of a beloved husband and father. I knew Pete as a valued AT&T colleague. He was always willing to share his expertise and wisdom with all. He will be missed
Sincerely
Jagadeesh Chandramohan