Peter Michael Dalecio

Pete was a friendly, good-humored, fair, honest and hard-working man. He participated fully in any endeavor in which he was involved, be it sports, clubs, community government, or even Halloween parties! He took pride in doing things well and instilled that value in generations of Little League Baseball players. Pete loved his family, his friends and his country. He was a good and true friend and will be sorely missed by many in Sun Lakes.

Over the past 26 years, Pete had been a member of the Palo Verde Men’s Golf Association, Cottonwood Tennis Club, Cottonwood Men’s Golf Association, Sun Lakes Pickleball Club and the Sun Lakes Italian-American Club. He served as Tournament Director, Publicist, Treasurer, Event Planner, etc. for many of the clubs and worked on the Sun Lakes Forum and the Cottonwood Palo Verde Finance Committee to advance Homeowners’ interests. Pete was also instrumental in changing the Cottonwood Palo Verde HOA By-laws to not permit the Association to charge fees to its homeowners for their use of the HOA’s amenities other than Golf and Food & Beverage.

Pete was born in San Francisco, CA, the oldest boy in a family of four boys and one girl. He started working at 9 years of age, peddling vegetables with his father. Back then, everybody worked to contribute to the family’s well-being. After high school, Pete enlisted in the US Navy. He was a radio man in the Navy and served four tours before he began raising a family in San Jose, CA. Pete was the sales manager for Roma Bakery for many years. He also worked as a manager for a Pepsi-Cola bottling plant in CA. He moved to Reno, NV in the 1980’s where he worked for a grocery broker and then as a sales representative for Procter & Gamble. Pete won national and local awards for “sales achievement and leadership in meeting P&G’s customers’ needs and exceeding their expectations.”

Pete met his wife, Kathleen Dalecio, while they were each promoting their company’s products to local retail buyers in Reno. He is survived by his wife of nearly 40 years, Kathleen; a daughter, Denise Dalecio; granddaughter, Danielle Dalecio; his son, Robert Dalecio; grandson, Dario Dalecio; step-son, Brian Clowers and grandson, Vaughn Clowers.

Due to the problems created by the virus pandemic, Pete’s Celebration of Life is being postponed till safer conditions prevail. The Dalecio family is hoping to have an outdoor celebration for him on or near his birthday this year, October 21st. When plans can be finalized, notice of Pete Dalecio’s Celebration of Life will be announced here, on the Advantage Melcher Roses website. In the meantime, the family would love for you to share your own stories and fond memories about your experiences with Pete Dalecio in the comments section. Thank you.