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August 04, 2008
Death of Pete "Bubba" Raiteri
I don't know what made me think of it, but I was wondering whatever happened to Bubba. The last time I saw him, he was living in Eugene, Oregon. This was in the fall of 2003. He was living in Section 8 housing and doing what he always did to try to make ends meet. At the time, he told me he was going to move to India, to stretch his Social Security Disability payments. He had researched it all...he was going to live in some little hippy commune in the south of India that is apparently a favorite place for westerners to go hang out if they're wanting to drop out and disappear and taste the Eastern religious influence.
Apparently, he did make it to India, but he passed away in 2004, so he must have been in India for less than a year.
Pete Raiteri
The funeral was June 4 for Pete William "Bubba" Raiteri of Eugene, who died May 28 of pneumonia. He was 38.
Raiteri was born March 1, 1966, in Memphis, Tenn., to Louanna Fitts. He grew up in Gulfport and Biloxi, Miss. He graduated from D'Iberville High School in Biloxi, then attended the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg until 1987, when he sustained a spinal cord injury.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Jerry Fitts, of Pontotoc, Miss.; two sisters, Patti Raiteri of Pensacola, Fla., and Robin Raiteri of Silver Hill, Ala.; a brother, Larry Raiteri of Chicago; and a grandfather, Frank Raiteri of Memphis.
His father, Pete Raiteri, died previously.
The funeral took place in Panjim, Goa, India. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church Benevolence Fund, 31 Washington St., Pontotoc, MS 38863. The Pontotoc Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on August 04, 2008 at 06:25 PM
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Rob Kiser, my brother actually only lived less than one month in India. His autopsy showed he had several decubitis, pneumonia. We don't know much but that he was very ill for a day and then they went to check on him and he had passed away. I had received a postcard from him after I was notified of his death stating he was happy and had just been to the beach.
Posted by: patti raiteri on August 10, 2008 at 06:58 PM
Patti,
Thanks for your post. Bubba was a good friend of mine when I was going to Southern. He and I used to ride motorcycles together before the accident. I'm sad to learn that he passed away, but glad he made it to India. :)
Rob
Posted by: Rob Kiser on August 10, 2008 at 08:30 PM
Rob, Thanks for posting this info, especially the picture.
Patti, I remember meeting Pete at his apartment prior to his accident..just in passing didn't know him that well. Got to know as a good friend after his accident and had a lot of great times with him at USM. I was sad to hear of his death. Sorry for your loss.
Tim
Posted by: Tim Stewart on August 14, 2008 at 05:42 PM