Celebrating the life of

Peter Wilde

26 May 1953 - 14 Oct 2024

Family and friends

Peter Michael Wilde was born in San Francisco on 26 May 1953. He died at home in Santa Cruz on 14 October 2024. His life was filled with friends, music and thoughtful meandering. San Francisco was where he attended public school including Lowell High School. An exemplary student, he won many awards. Family vacations in the Santa Cruz mountains gave him a love for that area, and he was drawn to es... more

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Nadine Nemec Ancestors-Paternal-Herbert Douglas Wilde and Mary Ruth Great Grand parents. Maternal-Larson grandparents, Edith his mother as a child

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Nadine Nemec Parents-The marriage of William Bradley Wilde to Edith Larson with Edith's half sister Betty at her right

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Nadine Nemec Pete's parents early life-Bill's ship, Edith at tennis court, Bill at work, the couple out for a jaunt.

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Nadine Nemec Father Bill, mother, Edith, brother Bill junior and Pete at one month old. Studio photo of baby, high chair and backyard scooter Pete

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Nadine Nemec Pete had an early love for Halloween, Pete with his family at Christmas, Santa's Village, early boat experience at Lake in Tuolumne, cat Smoky

1804

Nadine Nemec Scholarly pursuit-silhouette of Pete as a very young boy, title at the bottom:Peter Wilde-Astronomer and a birthday card he made showing early humor

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Nadine Nemec High school years, student council with Brad, Cats, Prom

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Nadine Nemec Pete -high school, first love Elizabeth, his brother Viet Vet, his wife, Claudia and start at UCSC with best friends Brad and Laura on Irving

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Nadine Nemec The beginning of a musical career-tuba love, first band, band calling cards, Matt Skinner and Pete at Crown college

1900

Nadine Nemec Peter sailing with Massey on Guava, bare boating on Channel Islands, rafting, European cruising, Amsterdam house boating, Panama canaling

1906

Nadine Nemec Pete being Pete

1987

Nadine Nemec Peter and I from the beginning

1999

Nadine Nemec Family/Friends/weddings/birthdays/parties

2000

Nadine Nemec Zip City -Bumps-Citizen

2001

Nadine Nemec Pacific R'ym with Loren

2002

Nadine Nemec Broken English

2003

Nadine Nemec Charanga Nueve

2004

Nadine Nemec Pacific R'ym with Jay

2000

Nadine Nemec summaDat with captions from "the binder"

2000

Nadine Nemec Bands with old friends

1998

Nadine Nemec Vacations

1 Jan

Nadine Nemec New Year's Day over the years

14 Oct 2024

Nadine Nemec Peter died with dear women around him, his wake...rest in peace-his Matter has become Energy

5 Jul 2022

Joan Lowden Eastport ME July 4th parade with Nadine and Pete.

Joan L. Pete and I ran in some of the same music circles in Santa Cruz but our paths didn’t cross much because we both played bass. I enjoyed final...

Pete was a smart guy, with a wicked sense of humor. Almost by definition, Physics majors are smart people, and Pete had a successful career as a scientist, trusted and valued by colleagues and clients alike. But Pete also was a very creative person. He was an accomplished bass player, who I considered to be the best in the Santa Cruz area. He was v...

Armand Ruby31 Dec 2024

2025

Nadine Nemec Emily Jackson met Pete at 3 1/2 years old. Infatuated with each other on a car ride, she introduced him to her grandparents as"My Pete"

This came from Tom Mallonee: couldn’t quite muster the nerve to get on stage and tell a Pete story, but I actually had one. Shortly after you started working for CMS (or shortly after you met Pete anyway) and when I still lived on Oxford Way, you called me and ask me to go by Pete’s place a block away and knock on his door to wake him up. (I hadn’t...

Nadine Nemec1 Jan 2025