Peter Lane Faubel, a former mental-health aide, died Jan. 5 of complications from multiple sclerosis. He was just shy of age 68 and was cared for at Putnam Ridge nursing home in Southeast, where he’d lived for the last several years.
Pete had worked at Four Winds Hospital in Cross River until 2002, when illness forced him to stop. He had also worked as a printer and as a tow-truck operator earlier in his life, and found joy in all endeavors in which he was engaged.
He was an ardent jazz fan, with Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty among his favorite records. Pete also loved King Crimson, among others, and his favorite film was “The Outlaw Josie Wales.” He was also an avid reader.
He was born at the former Mount Kisco Hospital on Feb. 20, 1953, the eldest son of Arthur S. Faubel and Barbara Lane. He grew up in northern Westchester and Putnam counties and lived in Patterson, N.Y., before entering the nursing home, with a brief respite in an apartment in Brewster before re-entering Putnam Ridge.
He attended Lakeland schools.
Some highlights of Pete’s life include traveling to a march on Washington at age 16 during which his sleeping bag (borrowed from his younger brother) was stolen, visiting the Lakota Sioux nation while advocating for the release of Leonard Peltier, and the birth of his son in 1989.
Pete later joined Grace Community Church in Brewster and remained an active member.
In addition to his son, Matthew Alexander, he is survived by a brother, Scott (and sister-in-law, Terry), four nephews and three nieces (and their spouses and children).
Plans for a memorial service are being made. Memorial donations can be sent to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society or a charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements were handled by the Beecher Flooks Funeral Home in Pleasantville.