Bury, Peter P (Died)
appeared in Hartford Courant, 31 Dec 2020
Description
- Media Type
- Genealogical Resource
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Obituaries
- Notes
- Born November 29, 1927 Hartford, Connecticut
Died December 26, 2020 Raleigh NC
Age 98
1940: Valedictorian of St Anne's Elementary School
1940-1944 Attended Hartford Public High School
1944-1949 attended Boston University
1950 drafted into the U.S. Army
1952 commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant
1953 was awarded Bronze star when he and his sergeant rescued and saved the lives of three wounded infantry men who were trapped in the rubble when their bunker was destroyed.
October 1953 promoted to 1st Lieutenant and became battery commander of B Battery before being honorably discharged
Married August 1954
1958-1988 director of Glenview Public Library
1973-1974 President of the Illinois Library Association
Helped establish the Glenview Area Historical Society, and served as its Secretary and Vice President
Vice President of the Glenview Volunteer Bureau
Was a member of the Glenview Rotary Club and served as Secretary, Vice President and, ultimately, President
Predeceased by parents John and Katarzyna (Dziewit) Bury
wife Gertrude C. Thompson
sisters Helen Shaskus & Julia Campagna
brother Frank Bury
son: Peter (Linda) J. Bury
daughter Trude (Robert) Terreberry
daughter-in-law Harriet (Andy) Parker
granddaughters Lauren (Tom) Scott, and Maggie Bury
great-granddaughters, Cora & Layla Scott - Date of Publication
- 31 Dec 2020
- Date Of Event
- 26 Dec 2020
- Last Name(s)
-
Bury
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Glenview Public LibraryEmail:genealogy@glenviewpl.org
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