Peter R. Audet Sr.

May 16, 2024

Peter Ronald Audet Sr. passed away peacefully on May 16, 2024. He was born Joseph Peter Audet on Dec. 12, 1939, the youngest of the five children of Joseph and Cora Audet (nee Ouellette) of Bow, N.H. Pete was a lifelong learner and an avid reader.

Upon his graduation from Concord High School, Pete joined the Pressmen's Union and began his career as a printing press operator, working in Concord, N.H., and New York City. He had two children with his former wife Carol Audet (nee Morrill): Susan Gail Audet and Peter Ronald Audet Jr. Pete loved his large extended family and his gregarious nature garnered him a long list of friends.

With his trademark white beard, Pete relished playing the role of Santa Claus. On Christmas Eve he dressed in his Santa suit and crashed parties and visited the children's ward at Concord Hospital.

Next to his love of family and friends, Pete loved to fish. It was his love of fishing that brought him to Alaska in the early 1990s, where he remained the next 25 years. He spent his time in Alaska fishing and working in the tourism industry, living in Denali National Park, Chena Hot Springs and Anchorage.

His favorite time of year was salmon season on the Kenai, where he caught hundreds of pounds of salmon and shipped a supply to his family each year. It was on the Kenai where he developed a family of like-minded fishermen. Pete's Alaskan home became a gathering spot for his many friends and fishing buddies who could rely on Pete to serve up a huge family meal on the spot. Pete regularly welcomed visitors to the 49th state, acting as host and tour guide and sharing his love of the land.

Eventually Pete returned to Bow, to live close to his family. There Pete's focus moved from fishing to gardening. He discussed his gardening techniques with anyone who would listen and happily shared his prolific produce.

Pete is predeceased by his parents; and siblings, Maurice Audet, Cecile Chadwick, Victor Audet and Mary Woodbury. He leaves behind his children, Susan and Peter (Barbara), and many nieces, nephews and friends.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 2 p.m., at Waters Funeral Home, 50 South Main Street in Concord. The family plans to return Pete to The Last Frontier in July 2025. Fish on Pete!