{"id":13248,"date":"2017-01-16T13:08:06","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T21:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=13248"},"modified":"2017-01-18T12:14:26","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T20:14:26","slug":"post-secondary-staple-peter-verin-dies-at-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2017\/01\/16\/post-secondary-staple-peter-verin-dies-at-71\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-secondary staple Peter Verin dies at 71"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you live in Victoria, there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ve seen, if not had a conversation with, Peter Verin.<\/p>\n<p>Verin was a staple in the post-secondary community, living on the grounds of the University of Victoria for many years.<\/p>\n<p>Verin was known for carrying a large amount of items around with him in his shopping cart, including lots of reading material; he was always happy to stop and talk philosophy or some other academic matter, and he always wanted to learn about what the other person had to say.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13249\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Peter-e1484600684199.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Peter-e1484600684199-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Peter-e1484600684199-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Peter-e1484600684199.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Peter-e1484600684199-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Peter-e1484600684199-180x240.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A makeshift memorial for Peter Verin is up at Quadra and McKenzie (photo by Greg Pratt\/<em>Nexus<\/em>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When I did a radio show at CFUV at UVic as a teenager, Verin was often hanging around and was always a pleasure to stop and chat with. Even as time went on and we didn\u2019t cross paths for sometimes years at a time, Verin would always remember my name and stop me with a smile.<\/p>\n<p>Going back even earlier than that, I\u2019d see Verin when I was a kid, and he would always be happy to stop and talk, even though the lessons he was giving me were going way over my head.<\/p>\n<p>This month, Verin died the day before he turned 72 after being taken to the hospital for a fall. His charming demeanour and encyclopedic knowledge will be missed; the lesson he leaves behind about living life on your own terms will not be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>There is a makeshift memorial for Verin up at a bus stop at Quadra and McKenzie. A memorial will take place at noon on Thursday, January 19 on the grounds of the Telus building on that same corner.<\/p>\n<p>Post-secondary in Victoria will never be the same without Verin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you live in Victoria, there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ve seen, if not had a conversation with, Peter Verin. Verin was a staple in the post-secondary community, living on the grounds of the University of Victoria for many years. 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