- Date Of Birth: June 29, 1930
- Date Of Death: November 5, 2020
- State: Pennsylvania
Pete married the absolute love of his life, Sally (Betron) Tedesco on October 14, 1950, they just celebrated 70 years of marriage! Their love is one made for the storybooks and is a model for their entire family. Their love lives on in eternity.
Pete made his grand entrance to his world on June 29, 1930 to the late Giuseppe and Amelia (Turi) Tedesco. He was a wonderful brother to Tony Tedesco (Jody), of Montoursville, Joyce Francis (James), of Williamsport and the late Patrick Tedesco and Mary Ann Zangara.
He was a 1949 graduate of Williamsport High School and attended WACC. Pete excelled as a supervisor at Philips ECG from where he retired. He was a devout member of St. Joseph the Worker Parish. He was a Little League baseball coach, wrestling referee, an honorary member of the Green Beret, and loved golf and played on the Philips ECG golf league.
He loved writing stories for his grandchildren, drawing, and building horses in the sand at the beach. He was a wonderful gardener and loved taking care of his lawn despite breaking riding mowers often! He loved traveling, especially to Italy and loved his heritage. Most importantly, he loved his beautiful family with every ounce of his being.
Surviving in addition to his beautiful wife, Sally and his siblings, are his children, Joseph Pietro Tedesco, of South Williamsport, Ricky G. Tedesco, and Susan Renee Tedesco, of Williamsport. He is blessed with 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Marian Tedesco; brother-in-law, Salvatore Zangara; numerous loved nieces, nephews, and a large extended family.
Pete was also preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Joy Meacham and a great-granddaughter, Remi Cowan.
One last word from Pete “Keep your eyes open…. Why? So you can see where you’re going.”
