BANGOR and WESTPORT, N.Y. – Peter Allan Duncan passed away unexpectedly April 16, 2007, in Bangor. Peter’s career focused on the paper industry specializing in specialty coated papers. He was national president of OMYA, Inc./Pleuss Stauffer Industries, Switzerland; director of coated papers for Specialty Minerals, New York City; and executive director of the Pulp & Paper Foundation at the University of Maine at Orono. He was a consultant and board director for CIC, a Canadian pilot coating facility in Trois Rivieres, Quebec. Peter’s altruistic endeavors included chairman of the board for Vermont Achievement Center, Rutland, Vt.; a junior achievement mentor in Harlem, N.Y.; and chairman of the building committee to reinstate the charter and reputation of his fraternity, Phi Eta Kappa. Peter is survived by his wife of 43 years, Lynda (Huff) Duncan; one daughter, Sydnie Lyn Benson; a son-in-law, Joseph Michael Benson; two granddaughters, Emily and Chloe Benson of Livonia, Mich.; one son, Peter Allan Duncan Jr. of Peabody, Mass.; three sisters, Cynthia Armstrong, Sharon Barrezzi and Susan Wentworth. A service to honor and celebrate Peter’s life will be held 1 p.m. Friday, April 20, at Buchannan Alumni Center, University of Maine at Orono. Donations may be made to the Alumni Association, University of Maine or Phi Eta Kappa Building Fund, P.O. Box 550, Orono, ME 04473. Arrangements by Foley Funeral Service.
PETER ALLAN DUNCAN
