Peter Fleischmann Tribute

Like Brad,

Peter was always there when I had medical things going on. He was the one who was there when I woke up from neck surgery and he was the one who walked me through a recent surgery and he was the one he guided me through some other medical things during the past year. This was the true selfless side of Peter....him taking care of his guys while he himself battled things.

I remember when I first asked him to sponsor me. I asked him and he said, "What an order, I can't go through with it." I told him not to be discouraged. Shortly therafter, he chased my with a baseball bat when he found out I had left a meeting early. I never left a meeting early again. That exchange was just another example of him teaching me how to be a good example of AA. That is what he was - an example.

Over the last several years, he was there for everything for me...my moving, my graduation, the good times, the bad times, the girl leaving -- in fact he bet me $50 she would be back. When it became apparent that she wasn't coming back, I unsuccessfully tried to collect -- and he reminded my of what happened to the last guy who tried to collect from him. I'll pay $50 any day for that one memory. But all of the memories that I and other have of Peter and his tireless efforts and conrtibutions to AA is priceless. I will miss him dearly.