Peter Fleischmann Tribute

Peter was my sponsor for close to 10 years. One of his passions was making sure that we were all "Armed with the facts". He worked tirelessly to this end. When I joined the Book Study there were maybe 10-12 of us in his living room. A few weeks ago there were over 40 people in his garage. He did for us exactly as was done for him.

When I faced a serious health issue in 2007, after I got the prognosis, I said to Peter, "what's the point" (in staying sober)? He replied that "now I had to show others that I could walk through this sober". It wasn't the answer I was looking for but he got his point across. Peter walked with me through the whole process. I actually said that I was embarrassed to bring my medical problems to him with everything he was going through. He got mad at me for saying that. Peter didn't just help me grow up in A.A. but he helped me grow up period. I am a better man today for having had Peter in my life. He will be dearly missed.