Peter Joseph Hebert of Berlin died at home on Saturday January 9 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. Peter was born January 11, 1938, in Burlington, the son of Alick J. and Eugenie (Potwin) Hebert (both deceased). After graduating from Cathedral High School in 1956, he became a printer at the Burlington Free Press and then served in the Army at Fort Riley, Kansas for two years. After an honorable discharge from the Army, he returned to work at the Free Press for a brief period before becoming a printer at the Attleboro (MA) Sun. He then moved with his family back to Vermont where he was employed by Capital City Press in Montpelier. Upon graduating from Champlain College in 1973 where he majored in Business Administration, Peter became a full time realtor, establishing his own company, Crosstown Realty, actively participating in the Central Vermont Realtors Association. In 1984, he transitioned from real estate sales to real estate appraising and started Hebert Appraisers, training both his daughter Jocelyn and son Jeremy who joined him in the family business. He retired in 2000. Shortly after retiring, Peter suspected that he might have Parkinson's Disease, a self-diagnosis that was medically confirmed. He took on this challenge bravely, never letting it dampen his spirits or his sense of humor. He was a very supportive husband and father and very much enjoyed being with his family. Peter was a fixture at U-32 High School sporting events in the 1980's, rarely missing a game that any of his children were participating in. He really enjoyed family camping trips to Maine, Prince Edward Island, and Grand Isle, when his children were young. He often reminisced about trips he made with Judith to Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. In recent years he especially enjoyed time spent at the family camp during summers. Peter is survived by his wife Judith of Berlin; two sons, Jeremy Hebert of Sharon, and Kyle Hebert of Juneau, AK; one daughter, Jocelyn Hebert of Calais; four sisters, Sr. Helen Hebert, RHSJ of Winooski, Doris Desroches of Shelburne, Ruth Boivin of Burlington, and Alice Rondeau and husband Bernard of Newport; two grandsons, Zachary Hebert and Nikolaos Hebert of Juneau, AK; and numerous nephews and nieces. He is predeceased by his brother Paul Hebert; In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Vermont Chapter of the American Parkinson's Disease Association, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401 or on the web at www.parkinsonsvt.org A Funeral Mass will be offered at 11:00 am, Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Montpelier. A reception will follow after the Mass in the parish hall. Committal service with military honors will be held at Green Mount Cemetery at 2:00 pm. Those wishing to send on-line condolences may do so at www.guareandsons.com and go to Peter's obituary.