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IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Peter R.

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Palo

d. Dec 11, 2012

Obituary

Putnam – Peter R. Palo, age 95, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at home.
He was born and lived in Stamford, CT., the son of the late Pasquale and Graziella (Lambaise) Palo, who together immigrated from the Naples area of Italy. He was the last survivor of his brothers and sisters: Andrew (Babe), Carlo (Cappy), William (Butch), Edith, Fay and Tina. He will be missed by his many nieces and nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews, all of whom enjoyed the various exotic pets, vehicles, contraptions, and devices he collected over the years. Who can forget the aircraft flight simulator in his dining room?
He was a World War II, United States Army Air Corps Veteran, attaining the rank of Corporal, stationed at Maxwell Field, Alabama, he worked as an airplane mechanic and heavy truck driver. Peter was honored at a ceremony in DC in May of 2010. He was a proud officer locally in the Civil Air Patrol and was a commercial pilot and daredevil (flying until he was well into his eighties). Later he was a pilot and soldier of fortune in West Africa during the Congo Crisis in the 60's, narrowly escaping with his life. His adventures in those days were akin to those of Indiana Jones.
He loved sports, Including NASCAR and Sailing, football, baseball, golf and ice skating (he was an expert skater).
He was an honorary faculty member at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie NY, and a member of the Vassar Experimental Theatre. He was always happy among the hundreds of lovely ladies at school. Although he never married, he had two loves in his early life, Dolly and Evelyn Dorflinger. His was a consummate storyteller and loved to entertain and make people laugh. He could accurately recount detailed events of his unusual life that movie writers can only dream about. Ask any of the nurses and aids in the Putnam area he kept entertained in the last few years.
Peter was a stellar automobile salesman in Washington DC, and he managed a Hotel there. He also managed a Taxi cab company in Poughkeepsie. He had a business idea that brought him to Putnam in 1971. The buying and selling of sealed bid military surplus items (trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, buses, planes, automobiles). It was a remarkable business, and he and his brother Cappy also had the state AAA contract for towing and rescuing distressed vehicles on the area roads. He was a natural mechanic and many in the area benefitted from his skills and super deals. He never stopped planning his next venture (or adventure). He had many, many friends.
Funeral services are private, and although there are no calling hours, his family and friends will tell you that "Peter Palo LIVED a remarkable LIFE".  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice and Pallative Care of Northeastern Connecticut 320 Pomfret Street, Putnam, CT 06260 .  Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, 48 School Street, Webster is directing arrangements.
A guest book is available at www.shaw-majercik.com .
PLEASE sign in, and tell your story about him, or contact his nephew, Jeff Vento, in Putnam, and maybe we can write a book!
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