Peter Hay PenPal Passed Away

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I recieved this on my Facebook Group page.
Rest in Peace

Ladies and Gentlemen,
I regret to inform you that my father, Peter Hay, passed away today in his nursing home in Canberra.
Kind regards
Edeena
 
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Sorry to hear that news. Peter certainly had an interesting, varied life and posted photographs of some fantastic pens here.
 
This is such sad news. I thoroughly enjoyed both the design and shape of his pens as well as the online conversations we had about two of his cousins. One that left Scotland and traveled with Brigham Young to Salt Lake City to settle. And the other that joined the Martin Hancock party. His father died near the Historic Florence Mill in Omaha, Nebraska, a site that I have driven past many, many times on my way to the Airport and to the College World Series.

Peter told me that a friend had given him a piece of the Old Mill that he had put away carefully waiting to make a special pen. He added that he had put it away so carefully that he couldn't remember where he put it and hadn't been able to find it.

The mill is the only surviving building that was built by the Mormons. It was built in 1946 and was operated into the 1960's. It was listed on the US National Register of Historic Places in 1998 under the name "Weber Mill". Through time it has also been known as the "Mormon Mill, Grist Mill, and Old Pink Mill". It is currently operated as the "Winter Quarters Mill Museum and ArtLoft Gallery".

As Oscar Wilde said, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness", I am planning to do my best to imitate Peter's unique pen shape on a few pens. One of my favorites that he made was from a Hairy Oak that he showed in the post ALLOCASURINA inophoiog (meaning the Hairy Oak).

I am so sorry to hear of his passing.

Dave
 
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Very sorry, Nothing can fill teh "holes" in our live's that loved one leave behind.
 
RIP Peter. Peter and I communicated often, mostly here and PMs and a few phone calls. I met Peter many years ago during an IAP pen trade (pen-in-the-hat) and our friendship began. We traded suggestions, critiques, ideas, pens, and well wishes. I'm a better pen maker thanks to Peter.
Do a good turn daily!
Don
 
Thanks for letting us know, Jerry. Peter was such a nice guy, always an encouraging word, always very complimentary of other's work. He will be missed. I'll memorialize his account.

@Seer Jerry do you know the date of his passing?
 
jeff said:
Thanks for letting us know, Jerry. Peter was such a nice guy, always an encouraging word, always very complimentary of other's work. He will be missed. I'll memorialize his account.

@Seer Jerry do you know the date of his passing?
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According to the post it was done today or yesterday Aussie time
 
Peter was a great example and a great friend. We talked often about pen turning and lots of other things, and I will miss him. My best to his family and all of the friends he had in the pen turning community. My prayers are extended to his family.
 
I was always impressed with how he could make a modest pen kit look expensive with his turning skills and choice of timber. RIP Peter
 
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