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The family of Peter Mason Rich, Sr. uploaded a photo

Thursday, August 13, 2020

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Deann Ernhard and Gail Willis posted a condolence

Monday, August 27, 2018

Dear Mrs. Rich and family, We are so sorry to have heard from Tiz about the passing of your dear husband, father, and grandfather. I worked with Tiz for many years and we share a blessed and lasting friendship. I believe my sister and I met you with Tiz at one of the Gator Bob's affair in Concord and remember meeting you when you came to the office. You and the family are in our prayers and thoughts at this time and always. In Christian love, Deann and Gail

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Mary Helen Rich lit a candle

Monday, July 23, 2018

I miss you so much, my love. Thank you for being the best husband in the world.

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Rich Wolfe posted a condolence

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

I’ve known Peter since the 6th grade when he somehow escaped from the clutches of parochial school and come over to Emsworth Elementary. Even then that little guy could hold a cigarette like James Dean. That was the beginning of a BEST FRIEND for me that has lasted til now. We have been there for each other through Boy Scouts and canoe trips and girlfriends and golf outings and just general carousing and troublemaking. We were summer janitors at the High School after graduation and we worked together at a roofing company a few summers during college. His green MG was our means of transport. His particular and distinct brand of irreverence was like a cloak that he wore so well. We spent two weeks in Alaska in 1982 fishing and camping and drinking adult beverages. His insights about politics and women were always worthy of attention and I confess I didn’t always follow his line. But Rick and Tom and Peter and me were a foursome in the mid sixties second only to the Beatles, and Peter was the speech-giver par excellance. I’ve loved seeing him over the years, meeting his dear Mary Helen, and arguing over conflicting memories from our glory days. I remember Peter once walked to a local Mall in Junior High School to buy Leslie Gore’s record It’s My Party, then walked all the way back and discovered that the hole was off center. He really enjoyed my father and they would laugh together over the craziest things. Peter occupies a special place in my life and always will. Rich Wolfe

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Andrea Mages lit a candle

Monday, June 11, 2018

Love and prayers to you all!!!

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Janet Oderkirk posted a condolence

Sunday, June 10, 2018

I a so sorry for your loss of husband and father. May God hold you in the palm of his hand. Praying for you.

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Dan Donovan posted a condolence

Sunday, June 10, 2018

Peter, or P. Mason Rich, which like to use when he was at Avonworth High School, was his usual talkative self at our class reunion last September. It was clear that he was happy, especially with his family. He showed pictures and talked about his wife, his children and especially his diverse grandchildren. Usually I would add "Rest in Peace" but I think Peter will always be restless and talking.

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Betsy Nickeson Bilus posted a condolence

Friday, June 8, 2018

Dear Mary Helen, I was a classmate of Peter’s at Avonworth High School, and I am deeply saddened to learn of his passing. I would like to share a few reminiscences about Peter as a teenager, which might strike a familiar chord. Peter was one of our inner circle and was a born leader. The thing I loved about Peter was his audacity. He relished a good argument and had the habit of resting his hand on the shoulder of the person he was talking to - to ensure eye contact and to leave the other hand free to gesture. He once excoriated me as a “stupid idiot” for dropping out of a speech competition I might have won. I did not take offense and felt flattered that he spoke to me as if I were a family member (he was right, by the way). He commanded respect and was not one to be trifled with. He wore his conservative politics as a badge of honor and enjoyed being the contrarian. More recently, Peter took great pride in his daughters and seemed happy with his material success. He also - just last year - went out of his way to provide a meticulous explanation of the origin of a “Go Hog” symbol that was popular at school events, suggesting that his recollection of the particulars was more accurate than that of his classmates. It was vintage Peter and made me smile. . Please accept my sincere condolences for your loss. With deep sympathy, Betsy Nickeson Bilus

In loving memory of

Peter

1949 - 2018