Michael R. Peluso died in San Francisco, CA, on Nov. 22, 2007. He was born Dec. 7, 1961 at North Shore Hospital, Manhasset, to Dr.Anthony R. and Wilhelmina V. Peluso. He is also survived by his wife Erica, his sister, Marisa Bo, her husband Glenn, a much loved niece, Piper and family in other parts of the U.S., Asia and Europe. He lived with his family in Great Neck through his college years. The strong bond with his childhood friends remains to this day wherever they all live.

He held a deep respect for nature and our physical world, caring about the people in it, especially in his personal, political democratic beliefs and actions. As a child, a "visit" to a bookstore or library was a very special joy and he remained a lover of books. He was also a writer of short stories, a movie buff, enjoyed and explored different kinds of music. An avid sports fan, especially the NY Mets, NY Giants, Knicks/NCAAs, Rangers and in recent years Italian soccer, the "Azzurre." From an early age he was able to travel widely in the U.S. and continued his love of travel in later years - the U.S., Europe, Asia, Central America; this was part of his developing interest and skills in photography. As a young adult and later, he worked in film/movie production, TV sports and lastly in the restaurant business, including managing CIA restaurants in CA.

He has already been cremated (San Francisco). A memorial gathering will be held at Riverside Nassau-North Chapels, North Station Plaza, Great Neck, on Sunday, Dec, 16 from 2 to 4 p.m.; a second memorial will be held in San Francisco in January '08.