Peter was born September 9, 1942 in Holyoke Mass son of the late Peter Cannone and late Rose Cannone-Ulshoeffer.
Peter attended Holyoke High School where he met his beloved wife Catherine. The two were married 55 years. Peter loved his family and his work as an educator and the many thousands of lives he touched, and the friends he made along the way. When he was not working his great joys were spending time with his family and all of his grandchildren at his home on Cape Cod or vacationing in Ogunquit Maine. He was so proud of his entire family.
Peter graduated from the University of Massachusetts. He then went on to receive his master’s degree in School Administration from Westfield State College.
Peter served in education for over 50 years.
He started his career at Granby High School teaching Biology and General Science Peter then went on to East Longmeadow High School where he served for 24 years starting as a Biology Teacher, Assistant Principal and Principal.
Peter rose to Associate Superintendent at East Longmeadow Public Schools.
Peter then moved on to become Superintendent of Sandwich Public Schools where he spent eleven years enjoying every minute of his time. He retired in 2005 but that was short lived as his passion for education did not go away. He went on to become a Professor at Bridgewater State University and also Lead Consultant at The Center for Executive Search placing some of the top Superintendents of Schools on Cape Cod and the South Shore.
Peter is survived by his wife Catherine and their three children and their families, Peter and Susan Cannone of Andover MA and their four children; Brian, Christie Matthew, Daniel and his wife Mariah, David and Cheryl Cannone of Bedford NH and their three children; Caitlyn Hutter and husband Tom , David and Nicholas, Lynn and Paul Taft of Agawam MA and their two children Paul and Brianna He is also survived by his brother John Ulshoeffer of Yarmouth Port MA.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday July 3, 2020, 11AM at Corpus Christi Parish, 326 Quaker Meeting House Rd. Sandwich, MA. A burial will follow at Sandwich Town Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Thursday July 2nd from 4-7pm at Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home, 154 Route 6A, Sandwich, MA. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, face masks will be required and social distancing will be enforced with a maximum of 40 people allowed in the funeral home at a time.
For directions & online Condolences please visit www.nickersonbournefuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the VNA of Cape Cod Hospice, 255 Independence Drive, Hyannis MA 02601
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