- Date Of Birth: September 10, 1934
- Date Of Death: April 14, 2014
- State: Maine
Peter Albert Graf
September 10, 1934
April 14, 2014
Portland – Peter Albert Graf passed away at home on April 14, 2014, with his loving wife Jutta and daughter Heidi by his side. He was born on September 10, 1934 in Basel, Switzerland to Samuel Graf and Elisabeth Lindegger he was raised as an only child. Growing up he learned to swim and sail the Rhine River, was on a rowing team, became an expert skier and biked the challenging hairpin passes up and down the mountains of Switzerland.
After a business apprenticeship in a hardware store in Basel, he joined Swissair, with the goal of traveling the world. At age 24 he was transferred to NYC. There he started out as a reservations agent. With only rudimentary English skills he begged his co-workers for help, one of them being Jutta Herion, who was happy to help this dashing 6’4 man.
In 1960 Peter and Jutta married and embarked on what was to be a rich and adventurous life.