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In Remembrance

Peter Cahill Hobart

1934 - 2021
HOBART—Peter Cahill. Died Lima, Died Lima, battery charged vehicles, automation and robotics. Peter was at home
Peru, October 6,tober 6, 2021 most anywhere in the world and spent a good amount of his time
Peter Cahill was born on December 4, 1934 traversing the globe. In addition to absorbing the cultures,languages
in Troy, Ohio to Rachel (Cahill) and William and politics wherever he led Hobart, Peter was passionate about jazz
Hobart. In 1914, William and his brothers and and sculpture. He served as Chairman of the International Sculpture
their fa-ther founded The Hobart Brothers Company which designed Center, the publisher of Sculpture Magazine. He promoted the Hobart
and made welding and generating equipment. In the Great Depression, Institute of Welding Technology both in its core mission of training
Hobart Brothers prefabricated welded steel houses for its employees welders but also in bringing artists to create their works there. Several
and their families who affordably leased and/or purchased their first of those sculptures are placed in the Hobart Urban Nature Preserve
homes. During World World War II, Hobart produced generators, on 80 acres of Troy, Ohio farmland donated by Peter and his siblings
welders and mobile power units for the war effort. Peter studied Fine to Miami County. He later produced many documentaries on modern
Arts at Yale where he befriended Leo Nunes, the first cousin of his and contemporary art, and he co-authored, The Industrial Hobarts.
future wife Anna. On graduating, Peter was stationed in Verona, Italy Evereryone remembers a story about about Peter. He had an intense
with the US Army intelligence servicvices. Anna and Peter married curiousity and was an omnivorous reader who was equally com-
and returned to Ohio so so Peter could join the family business.Their fortable discussing the world with taxi drivers and heads of state. He
first child, Michelle, was born soon thereafter. The Hobarts moved to was a tall and dashing presence, always brimming with enthusiasm.
Amsterdam in 1963 where Peter began what continued a world-wide He was immensely proud of his Ohio heritage as he was fond of the
expansion of Hobart Brothers. His son, Peter John was born in Holland, life-long friendships formed there. Peter was predeceased by his older
and several years later the family moved to Rome. Under Peter's siblings: Marcia Howwell, Lucia Bravo and William Hobart, Jr. He is
international direction and older brother William's U.S. leadership, survived by his wife Anna, and their children Michelle and Peter John,
Hobart Brothers went on to use its patented welding systems to help and their spouses Justin and Masha, and grandchildren Charlotte and
build skyscrapers like the Sears Tower and the World Torld Trade Altea Peyser and Julia and Edward Oliver Hobart. In lieu of flowers,
Center, submarines, oil and gas pipelines and even the Space Shuttles. donations may be made in Peter's honor to the Hobart Institute of
With the growth of air travth of air travel, Hobart made ground power Welding Technolog for student scholarships.
units to serice air planes for the civilian, military and aerospace Published by New York Times on Oct. 24, 2021.
sectors With an eye to the future, Hobart Brothers experimented with

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