Peter D. Dickman, 82 passed away peacefully on January 12, 2016.  Peter was a lifelong resident of Norwell.  He has owned McDonald Motor Service since 1963 as well as his home garage Pete's Place.  He attended Norwell Public Schools,  where he lettered in Basketball and Baseball and was the the 1951 Class President.  Peter is an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.  He is the husband of  Althea M. Dickman of Norwell.  He is the father of Susan Boyer and her husband Scott of Kingston, Donna Dickman of Norwell, daughter Elise Reynolds and her husband John of Attleboro, and his son Karl Dickman and his wife Lucy of Pembroke.  He is the grandfather of Kayla Bybel, Peter and Jordan Prange, Nicholas, Benjamin and Jacob Reynolds, Sarah and Scott Dickman.  He is the great-grandfather of Savannah Grace Reynolds.

Pete believed in helping others and is remember for all the kindness he showed his many customers and all the children he met through his grandson Jordan at the Grace Farrar Cole School.  He was compassionate, funny, a hard, hard worker, and a man who loved his family through all of life's challenges.  The wake will be Friday, January 15, 2016 at McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home in Norwell from 3-7.  A Funeral will be held on January 16, 2016 at United Church of Christ in Norwell at 11:00.  In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Peter D. Dickman UnSung Hero Scholarship Fund at South Shore Bank, 400 Washington Street, Norwell, MA.