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Posted By: Judson Hamlin

Pete (who also played under his birth name of Jablonoski) died in the 70's, but his wife, Aldona, was a County Court Judge in Middlesex County (NJ) until she retired in the late 80's, and her portrait now hangs in the new Family Courthouse. She was friends with my father who was also a judge and he introduced me to her and I wa always grateful for that. I gave her a copy of a nice Burke photo (almost the same shot as the '40 Playball) and I remember her looking at it and remarking how she missed his smile.