Peter Miceli transitioned from the Earth Plane on December 16th after a long journey with Alzheimers and Non-hodgekins Lymphoma.
Those who have been connected with the A.R.E. of NY since we had a physical Center, will remember Peter well. He served A.R.E. of NY in many capacities over many years: As a Cayce-Reilly massage therapist, a member of the Community Council (at one time the governing body of the Center), a teacher of courses and workshops on Public Speaking and Prosperity, a facilitator of The Artists Way groups, as a carpenter and sometimes janitor. His service—alongside his wife, Lynne Miceli, who was then the Director of the Center—led many members to call it a “ma and pa Center.”
Born in Ribera, Sicily, Peter immigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was 6 years old. He became a jack of all trades and a master of several—and had a series of careers. Peter attended a trade high school to be trained as a machinist. That was his first career. He then became a police officer with the NYPD. Because he was fluent in the Sicilian dialect, Peter worked with an intelligence unit of the NYPD, investigating organized crime. He translated wiretapped conversations of mafia members and occasionally went undercover.
After 20 years with the NYPD, Peter retired from that career and started a landscaping business, which he maintained for several years. He then worked in security at Howmedica in New Jersey, a branch of Pfizer—leaving that career to study at the Cayce-Reilly School of Massage and take up a new role as a licensed massage therapist.
Always an avid gardener, Peter completed the training to become a Master Gardener after he and Lynne retired to Virginia in 2009.
Peter was a kind and gentle man, a loving husband and devoted father. He is survived by his wife, Lynne, two sons, Anthony and Steve—and three granddaughters, Elyse, Nicole and Stella. He will be profoundly missed by the many who loved him.
Services for Peter will take place on Dec. 30th at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Norfolk, VA. Please keep Peter and his family in prayer.
