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“Remembering Peter Ferry: Author, teacher created lifelong relationships”
Kallista Schneiderman, Lake Forest High School Editor
September 26, 2024
photo: Peter Mundell Ferry, courtesy of Dignity Memorial
Mr. Peter Ferry, award-winning author of the novels "Travel Writing" and Old Heart," a beloved former English teacher of 27 years, passed away on Sept. 17. Colleagues, students, and friends remember his inspiring spirit and his abstract approach to teaching and living in the LFHS community that meant so much to him.
Ferry died after a 16-month battle with Merkel Cell cancer. He survived by his wife, Carolyn, and his children, Lizzie and Griffin.
In his years at LFHS, Ferry impacted many lives, including best selling author and LFHS alumnus Dave Eggers, who had a close relationship with Ferry. Eggers is known for his many books, including A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and The Circle; he also founded McSweeny’s, a popular comedic literary website.
During his time at LFHS, Eggers says he was greatly influenced by Ferry’s teaching, in part because Ferry understood Eggers. Read more here
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Click here for Peter Ferry's account of how he and David Lehman struck up an enduring friendship in 1968.
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