Peter W. Siebert ’76

Peter W. Siebert ’76, who worked for 17 years in the Harvard planning and development office, died February 22 in Concord, Massachusetts, after multiple illnesses. Born in Concord with twin sister Terry, Peter graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School as valedictorian in 1972. At Dartmouth he majored in Russian language and literature, then earned a master’s from the Middlebury College Language School. Along the way, he studied in the Soviet Union twice during the height of the Cold War. At Dartmouth Peter was introduced to his first mainframe computer and went on to develop a career in information technology. In 1996 he earned a second master’s in geographic information systems from Clark University, enabling him to apply new computing tools to his fascination with geography and maps. Outside his profession, Peter’s passions lay in oceans, mountains, country roads, hiking trails, and rocky lakeshores. He and Candace met and married in the Mount Washington Valley, New Hampshire. They hiked in Maine and enjoyed hut-to-hut skiing in Norway and Colorado, rafting in Idaho, sailing the Caribbean, kayaking in Baja, and cycling through Tuscany. Peter faced multiple health issues, starting in 2000, but refused to let these challenges hinder his efforts outdoors. He received a kidney from Terry in 2006 and continued sailing in Maine and hiking and walking. In addition to his wife, Peter is survived by sons Luke and Eli and siblings Tom and wife Betsy, Terry and husband Tom, and Ted and wife Lana.