He was born in Brooklyn, NY on February 1, 1943 to Jeanette and Benjamin Mancino. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University in 1964, he earned a JD from St. John’s Law School in 1967.
He served in the U. S. Army stationed in Vietnam and achieved the rank of First Lieutenant while working in the JAG office.
Peter was admitted to practice before the New York and Connecticut Bars as well as the Eastern and Southern District Court and the U. S. Court of Appeals.
He went to work at Union Carbide in 1975 and was then appointed Vice President and General Counsel for UCAR Carbon in 1989. He retired in 2000.
Peter was a "Renaissance Man". He was a talented artist with many varied interests and hobbies, which he loved to share with his family and friends.
Peter is survived by his wife, Eve Perkins-Mancino. His brother: Joseph Mancino. His sister: Mary Dabrowski. His children: Peter, Jr.; Lisa; and Catherine. His four granddaughters and many nieces and nephews. He will be missed by his family and his close friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11am on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019 at St. Joseph Church, Brookfield. Burial will follow in Bridgewater Cemetery, Bridgewater, CT.
Friends will be received from 10am-11am on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019 at St. Joseph Church, Brookfield, CT.
Memorial contributions may be made to CT AMVETS, Veterans Memorial Building, 1 Atwater Ave., Derby, CT 06418 (amvetsct.org) and/or to the Animal Welfare Society, 8 Dodd Rd., New Milford, CT 06776 (aws-shelter.org).
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