| Peter T. Sintetos |
2009
Peter T. Sintetos, 87, who designed and built instruments for the National Weather Service, died Oct. 18 of heart disease at his home in
Wheaton.
Peter Theodore Sintetos was born in the District and graduated from Roosevelt High School. He worked as an instrument maker at the
Washington Navy Yard before World War II and served in the Navy during the war.
After the war, he worked at the Navy Yard for a few years before joining what was then called the Weather Bureau. He designed and made
weather vanes and other precision instruments, including devices for measuring rainfall and snowfall. Some of his instruments were used for
meteorological research at the North Pole. He retired in 1977.
Mr. Sintetos lived in Silver Spring for many years and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Saints Constantine and Helen
Greek Orthodox Church in the District.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Gloria Pensiero Sintetos of Wheaton; three sons, Anthony Sintetos of Winslow, Maine, Christopher
Sintetos of Bethesda and Theodore Sintetos of Rockville; a sister, Shea Sintetos of Bethesda; and eight grandchildren.
-- Matt Schudel
Peter T. Sintetos, 87, who designed and built instruments for the National Weather Service, died Oct. 18 of heart disease at his home in
Wheaton.
Peter Theodore Sintetos was born in the District and graduated from Roosevelt High School. He worked as an instrument maker at the
Washington Navy Yard before World War II and served in the Navy during the war.
After the war, he worked at the Navy Yard for a few years before joining what was then called the Weather Bureau. He designed and made
weather vanes and other precision instruments, including devices for measuring rainfall and snowfall. Some of his instruments were used for
meteorological research at the North Pole. He retired in 1977.
Mr. Sintetos lived in Silver Spring for many years and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Saints Constantine and Helen
Greek Orthodox Church in the District.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Gloria Pensiero Sintetos of Wheaton; three sons, Anthony Sintetos of Winslow, Maine, Christopher
Sintetos of Bethesda and Theodore Sintetos of Rockville; a sister, Shea Sintetos of Bethesda; and eight grandchildren.
-- Matt Schudel