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Pete passed away in Ojai, California. Ojai is a Native American name for the moon.
Pete even touched the lives of the Choco Indians in Panama. He spent time with them in survival training many years ago and was with them again just before his passing. The Choco Indian chief, Antonio Zarco, made him an honorary Choco Indian. The Choco Indians have a rite when a prominent member dies, whereby the spirit goes to the moon.
Thanks
“Pete Conrad and the other Apollo astronauts were my childhood inspiration. I looked - look - up to them as heros, and hope we can learn from their example still. I thank them and the Apollo program that I grew up in a forward-looking, non-Earth Bound civilisation and wish it were as true for the children of today. Thanks, Pete, for the joy you brought me and the inspiration you gave my generation. I hope that our generation will inspire the next one in the same way.”
—Chris Ward-Johnson
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