Monday, February 1, 2010
On behalf of The Garden State Village Collector's Club I want to say how much we are going to miss Peter. Every Spring he brought to our meeting selections from his antique collection for our Collectible Expo. He educated us all about walking sticks and match safes. He also showed everyone how a person who wasn't comfortable standing up in a room full of people speaking could really do a fantastic job when speaking about something they love. He was an example to us all. We really enjoyed his presentation and I know he was looking forward (as were we) to bringing something new this year. Our March meeting won't be the same without him.
The club went to the Plafta's home for the Christmas House Tour in '07 & '08, to see & enjoy the Christmas in the City display that he set up with Judi. While there he showed us and told us about antiques to fragile to bring to the meetings. In his soft, quiet way he had our undivided attention every time he spoke. Peter was a kind, wonderful person and he will be missed. Our condolences go out to Judi, his children, grand-children and the rest of the family. Thank You Peter for sharing so much with us.
