Peter Lawrence Lubs

Peter Lawrence Lubs, 75, died on October 7, 2023, surrounded by his family; his wife, Pamela and children, Molly and Matthew.
Peter was born on December 6th, 1947 in Queens, New York City to Fredrick William Lubs and Madelynne Piera Lubs. After the family relocated to Erie, PA in his early years, Peter and his father, Freddy would take the train to Cleveland Municipal Stadium for Cleveland Browns games to see Jim Brown dominate the NFL. These experiences made him a Browns fan for life.
Peter gravitated towards the sciences and at a young age formed a passion for marine biology. This was fed with fishing with his dad in Lake Erie and leading canoe camping trips in Canada while a counselor at YMCA Camp Sherwin. He graduated from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio where he met his wife and one true love, Pamela Lynn Marquart. They were inseparable until his last breath. Peter and Pamela were married in Franklin Village, Michigan on August 15, 1970 and lived in St. Clair Shores while Peter taught high school biology. They then moved to Birmingham where the children were born in 1976 and 1981. He obtained dual master's degrees in teaching and occupational health at Northwestern University and Wayne State University. Peter's career highlight was Director of Health and Safety with the Lubrizol Corp. in Wickliffe, Ohio focusing on the health, security and safety of its employees. This brought the Lubs family to Chagrin Falls, Ohio in 1982 where they lived for over 30 years. Even after retiring from Ohio to Maine, Peter could still be seen wearing a Chagrin Hardware baseball cap.
Peter always had a suspense thriller book close by with horn-rimmed glasses in his pocket. He was an avid fisherman and fly fisherman, dog lover, jazz enthusiast - his favorite being Maynard Ferguson, a French Impressionist art lover, charcoal grill pro, superb martini maker, church and community volunteer and a true family man. Peter played the trumpet since the second grade and was in a jazz band.
When asked, the most important thing to Peter was his family. He was a kind, positive, genuine man of integrity with a dry sense of humor. He enjoyed family trips to Rockport, Massachusetts for over 40 years, as well as family trips to Blue Mountain Lake in the Adirondacks, Lake Michigan, and Westport, Massachusetts. Drift Inn Beach and Marshall Point Lighthouse on the St. George Peninsula in Maine became his favorites after retiring.
He is survived by his wife Pamela Lynn Lubs, married for 53 years and their two children Molly Lubs Tompkins and Matthew Peter Lubs; Molly's husband, Joshua Tompkins and their daughters Karoline (15) and Rory (15); Matthew's wife, Briana Dworkin Lubs and their children Rowan (8) and Elle (4).
A family service was held October 21st at Seaside Cemetery in Tenants Harbor, ME with Susan Stonestreet officiating from the UCC The Federated Church in Thomaston where Peter was a member.
In Lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Marshall Point Lighthouse at P.O. Box 247 Port Clyde, Maine 04855 in memory of Peter Lubs.2b:[]
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