35 responses to Carl A. Peternell

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   Barnabas Path says:

   November 9, 2012

   I met Carl by way of two other Price Waterhouse slaves, Marc Branson & Alan Arthur. Whether we were sailing, dancing on tables at the Red Onion, or talking business, Carl was always the consummate gentleman. I don’t think I ever heard him say a bad word about anyone. He was always a straight-shooter, but just when you least expect it that mischievous grin would spread across his face and he would let you in on the joke.

   Then along came Morgan and that big hairy dog and we all sort of settled into our different directions. The parent side of Carl was just another dimension of the great guy he already was. Morgan got dealt a good hand with that one.

   A couple years ago we all got back in touch again I think I accused Carl of being a vampire because he really had not changed at all ,OK, may be the hair and it was as if we had never lost touch. The best part was that his personality, that character that defined him, that guy you just had to have a beer with, was back. We all were fortunate to get together a number of times the past 2 years, never imagining that it may be our last. I suspect that any person Carl has come in touch with over the years is a better person for it.

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   Carlo Ernande says:

   November 9, 2012

   Dear Morgan Peternell,

   Word has just reached me about Carl.
   No words of mine will supply the comfort and the strength which these days require. However, I could not let the day pass without letting you know how very deeply I am feeling the effects of this crushing news.
   To say that I was fond of Carl would merely be the echo of any and all who ever knew him. He was a man whose courage I admired, whose wisdom I respected and whose friendship I treasured. No one will miss him as much as you, but know that I, for one, will remember him with affection and count myself fortunate for having known him,-for as long as I linger with “this mortal coil.”
   Carl A. Peternell not shy about talking politics in the locker room, was a frequent, outspoken critic of Obama. “I hope he is sitting on a nice comfortable cloud, conversing as he did in the locker room at “THE SPORTS CLUB IRVINE”, with a quartet of harps playing soft chamber music to him. He’d like that.” I feel sure that’s right.
   This sort of letter should be brief but I’ve gone on because I did want to say my say about a fine man, a courageous warrior and a great friend.

   Yours

   Carlo Ernande

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   Dan Kazarian says:

   November 9, 2012

   I will always remember Carl as the ultimate athlete. He excelled in every thing he did. Even though he could beat your butt on the field, he was a kind and gentle spirit. I will always remember how coach Lucas could never say his last name correctly. It became a running gag in the locker room. God speed friend – my prayers are for you and your family.
   Dan Kazarian

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   Greg Cardwell says:

   November 9, 2012

   Carl, had a heart of gold and I will miss him. I got to know him at the Sports Club and the golf course. Carl was always positive, even when he was having a bad day on the course. I will miss that goofy ” Golf Hat ” and the “Long Putter”. I look forward to teeing it up with him again in haven one day.

   Greg Cardwell

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   Karen M Shotting says:

   November 9, 2012

   I worked with Carl for many years, first at Price Waterhouse, and then at FHP. I have 2 very vivid memories of him. One was how much he loved his daughter Morgan – I remember him sitting in my office telling me of her progress. The other memory is his extraordinarily agile mind – the computer software that he was working on was light years ahead of our executives’ ability to grasp, but he delighted in showing anyone who was interested how it worked. I used to just stand in awe, but I have used the concepts he taught me many times during my career.

   God bless his family. I know he will be horribly missed.

   Karen Shotting

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