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- The Salem News (Beverly, MA)
November 18, 2011
BEDFORD N.Y. — Paul Thomson "Pete" Haskell, 70, of Bedford, died on November 16th surrounded by family at his home. Born in Salem, Massachusetts on June 30, 1941, Mr. Haskell was the son of the late Paul T. Haskell and Rebecca Benson Haskell.
He was a graduate of The Hill School and Trinity College.Mr. Haskell was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving with the U.S. Navy as a communications officer on various destroyer class ships. Mr. Haskell began his career with American Motors Corporation and later worked for Peugeot Motor America, Alfa Romeo and Yugo America in various corporate roles. He retired from Sarah Lawrence University in 2009, where he worked in the development office.
Mr. Haskell was a lifelong car enthusiast. He spent much of his free time at car shows and working on his antique Willys Jeepsters and Studebaker pick-up truck. Rare was the conversation that did not, at some point, touch upon cars in some form or fashion. Mr. Haskell was a member of the Bedford Village Lions Club, the Bedford Golf & Tennis Club, Bedford Village Chowder and Marching Club, United Way, Westchester Antique Automobile Club, the Antique Automobile Club of America, and a member and former vestry member of St. Matthew's Church.
Mr. Haskell is survived by his wife of 44 years, Burrill Watson Haskell, his son, P. Thomson Haskell III and daughter-in-law, Jill, of Dana Point, California; his son, E. Livingston B. Haskell and daughter-in-law, Katy, of Richmond, Virginia, and their children Henry Benson and Timothy MacFarlane. He is survived also by his sister, Elizabeth V. Mack, and her husband Charlie, of New Canaan, Connecticut. Throughout his life, Pete was intensely devoted to his faith, family and numerous friends.
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U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985
Name: Paul Thomson Haskell
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1941
Military Date: 7 Feb 1964
Publication Date: 1965
Title: U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Reserve Officers
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