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 It is with great regret and sorrow that I must notify you of the death of our classmate and class vice-president, Pete Gleichenhaus,
on December 25, 2024, in San Francisco, CA.
Pete is survived by his wife, Barbara; their son, Joseph, and his wife, Lori; their daughter, Wendy Veneris, and her husband, Phil; their daughter,
Morissa; and their grandchildren, Max Veneris, Sidney Veneris, David Gleichenhaus, and Noah Gleichenhaus.
Funeral services will be at 10 AM, January 3, 2025, at Congregation Am Tikva,
625 Brotherhood Way, 625 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco, CA 94132oor
on zoom, for those unable to attend in person.
Burial will follow at Salem Memorial Park, 1171 El Camino Real, Colma, CA 94014.
Condolences may be sent to Barbara at 1324 Portola Drive, San Francisco, CA 94127-1510.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations in Pete’s memory may be sent to West Point Jewish Chapel Fund, P.O. Box 84, West Point, NY 10996.
Well done, Pete. Be thou at peace.
Remembrances:
Mourner's Kaddish
Class Memorial Pages/C-2 Pete Gleichenhaus.pdf
To the Gleichenhaus Family
I, like all of Pete’s West Point classmates, am capsized by the
news of his passing. He was always the strong one; someone we always figured
would be standing above our graves with a flower in hand.
Pete was someone we knew we could count on to be there with a
twinkle in his eye and a positive word. Army officers always judge their peers
by a harsh standard: “Is this someone I would want on my left or right in
combat?” No question about Pete. He would be there, faithful to himself, to his
family, his friends and to his country.
Pete and I shared a great friend, Johnny Eielson. We were on the
Beast Barracks detail together reveling at being third year men called cows.
That first summer for new cadets is daunting. Lots of pressure, tons of
corrections and not much sleep.
Pete and Johnny hatched a scheme that I watched them perform.
When the new cadets spilled out of the dining facility one evening, running to
get ready to their next formation, Pete would stand in front of one of them,
calling, “ALT!”
He would then enjoin the new guy into “looookink lik the Amerikan
IGGLE, pooping up the chest lick zee Amerikan BEEZON!”
At a certain point, the plebe would begin to smirk. Pete would
look a bit confused. Then, Johnny would jump into the picture, saying, “Mister!
Are you making fun of our foreign cadets? They are just as good as you are, you
know!”
By the time they finished, the poor new guy would be almost
reduced to tears of remorse for having belittled a poor immigrant. Then Pete and
Johnny would laugh and send the dizzy young man on his way.
I will miss him terribly. But I know that wherever Pete has gone,
his old comrades will embrace him with open arms as one of the best they ever
knew.
Alan Armstrong
Obituaries:
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D Peter Gleichenhaus1939 - 2024
Let Col Pete's memory be with us forever. The man who made
sense out of nonsense and always knew what to (or not) say. From here on, it's
up to us to continue to do our best, and, above all, show up. Barukh Dayan Emet
"Blessed be the true judge."
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85 years old
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Born on January 29, 1939 in New York, New York, United States
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Passed away on December 25, 2024 in San Francisco, California, United
States
This memorial website (Please click above) was created in
memory of D Peter Gleichenhaus, a generous, compassionate leader, and coach
loved by all. He made all he touched better, and the light he shared and
inspired will be with us forever.
Many of your words of consolation have
helped our family. Please add your tribute or story as you feel appropriate.
A service will be held on Friday 3 January 2025 at 10:00 am, with
Congregation Am Tikva, 625 Brotherhood Way in San Francisco, followed by a
burial at Salem Memorial Park, 1171 El Camino Real, Colma, circa 11:30.
Dad was A Piller of society. He was our light and always had the right thing to
say about tough topics. - Martie G.
Our world has lost an
exceptional man. -Lloyd & Jane W.
In lieu of flowers, and
so inclined, you may make a donation in memory of D Peter Gleichenhaus to a
charity.
Here are a few charities Peter routinely contributed to:
- Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)
- CorpsAfrica
- Interfaith Center at the
Presidio
- West Point Jewish Chapel Fund
- Wildlife Conservation Network
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