Peter Leonard Hewitt
1938 — 2024
Peter Leonard Hewitt, of Verona, NY, passed away on February 27, 2024, at age 85. He left this world peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and generosity. Pete was born in Oneida, NY, on August 28, 1938, to Leonard Agan Hewitt and Jennie Janes Hewitt. He was raised with his cousin, Edward (Eddie) Webb, in North Bay, but most of his youth was spent on Broad Street in Oneida with his parents and younger brother, Paul Agan Hewitt. He graduated (barely, he says) from Oneida High School in 1956, and joined the Navy, serving as a Photographer's Mate on the U.S.S. Essex. It was through Eddie and his wife Marlene that Pete met the love of his life, Kathleen Vera Snell. They...