Peter Partridge, Points East ad rep, photography enthusiast

Peter Hall Partridge, 87
West Falmouth, Mass.

Peter Hall Partridge of West Falmouth, Mass., passed away peacefully with family by his side on January 5, 2024. He was predeceased by his wife Gretchen (1936-2022).

Peter was raised in Brookline, Mass., and spent his summers in Cataumet. He attended The Park School, Dexter School, and then graduated from Noble and Greenough School. He earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard where he was a member of the Owl Club and ROTC. While there he also played hockey and became interested in both theater and photography.

After his graduation from Harvard, Peter and Gretchen married on June 18, 1958, just days before they left for the U.S. Territory of Guam, where Peter would be stationed with the United States Navy. They welcomed their first child while living on Guam. On January 23, 1960, Peter was the Officer-on-the-Bridge aboard the USS Lewis (DE-535), a Naval escort vessel, for the historic research dive made by the submersible Trieste to the ocean’s deepest depth in the Mariana Trench. It was an experience he was most proud of.

Following an honorable discharge from the Navy, Peter and his wife raised three children in Wellesley, and then Sherborn. Peter performed on stage with The Sherborn Players community theatrer group, was a deacon at Pilgrim Church, and contributed to many other fundraising and community efforts. He and his wife also had a home in Jackson, N.H., where they were avid members of The Wildcat Ski Club. They enjoyed being in the White Mountains. Skiing Tuckerman Ravine was an annual family tradition.

Peter was an investment broker in Boston where he managed several firms throughout his career. After moving to Falmouth in 1998, Peter eventually settled into retirement. He went on to enjoy more time on the water, avidly photographing his natural surroundings, and was an active member of the Upper Cape Camera Club. He continued to support community theater and eventually found a new vocation that complimented his great love for recreational boating. Until his passing, Peter enjoyed his role at Points East magazine, selling advertising and maintaining his lifelong connection to the boatyards and marine businesses he was always thrilled to visit.

Peter gave generously of his time volunteering in Woods Hole at the WHOI visitor center and to community efforts such as Recovery Without Walls. He was actively involved with the Cape Cod Curling Club, the West Falmouth Boat Club, and the First Congregational Church, where he was a former deacon and a frequent reader, continuing to do so as recently as this past Christmas Eve.

Peter’s two great passions were his award-winning photography and teaching his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren about boats, navigation, and the ways of the ocean. His sailing experience ranged from childhood Beetle Cat and Herreshoff adventures on Buzzards Bay, to offshore racing to Bermuda, Block Island, Monhegan, and Halifax. He and his wife also enjoyed sailing in Newfoundland, Alaska, Maine, and throughout the Caribbean Islands. During the 1970s Peter served as commodore at Buzzards Yacht Club and later was an active member of Chapoquoit Yacht Club, where he generously offered his time and his boat to help run countless sailboat races.

A service at First Congregational Church, Falmouth, Mass., is planned for April 6, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations may be made in Peter’s honor to Bourne Conservation Trust, Buzzards Bay Coalition, or by giving at your local blood donation center.

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