That he was part of my life, he was a part of your lives.

I felt a little bit of your lives with him in everything he told me.”įive Towns Community Center President Gwynn Campbell,: “I learned so much from him.

Longtime friend Michael DeRosa: “The fact that I got to be a partner with Pete on some of these ventures that we did, I always respected him so much because I knew that behind every decision there was something going on.” He was a great friend, a mentor to me as there were things I didn’t know that he made me aware of. Inwood Civic Association President David Hance: “I can’t thank Pete and his brother, Mike, enough for helping me. Twenty-five years ago I was young and starting my one business, I needed advice and all kinds of help and Mike Sobol and Pete Sobol were there to help me.įive Towns Community Center Executive Director K. Because of Pete so many great things are happening at the Community Center and in the community itself.” Brent Hill: “Peter welcomed me with open arms, he shared his knowledge, he shared his love. Pete’s brother, Michael Sobol: Thank you for letting Pete share his life with you and expressing his love for you. Peter felt this whole community was his family. I do hope and I know he would want you to continue just being good to each other and taking care of each other, because in the end I think that’s what it’s all about.” Pete’s sister Kathy Thompson: “He was my little brother, but he was a big brother to Inwood. Shots, stories and songs highlighted a day of celebration and remembrance for family and friends of longtime Inwood resident, businessman and civic organizer Pete Sobol, who died on Feb. Sobol, the unofficial mayor of Inwood, left behind a legacy of doing good in his home community and across the Five Towns that was commemorated with a backyard party at the Inwood home of close friend Byron Alvarado Valiente. Last Saturday’s event under a tent and a few canopies, was just not a memorial for Sobol but a party in his memory. The program was emceed by longtime friend Joe Marchese-Schmitt, who met Sobol through Joe’s mother, Karen, a friend of Sobol’s for 44 years. “He extended his hand to whoever needed him, regardless of race or religion,” words written by Valiente and read by Marchese-Schmitt. He created a sense of community and family and that is why we are all here today.” “He helped everyone with the same care and never with expecting anything in return.

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