May 25, 2008 · In addition, Pete is survived by two sisters, Sylvia Flammer, and Virginia Flye; and one brother, Louis. At Pete's request, there will be no service. Please sign the guest book at...

Brother of Louis Zamperini, the US Olympic athlete and WW II POW, whose story was told in the book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand. Passed away on May 15, 2008 at the age of 92, at his home in San Clemente, with his loved ones by his side.

As a boy, Pete was wise beyond his years, guiding Louie out of his youthful rebellion, focusing Louie towards the running careers that would ultimately bring Louie to the 1936 Olympics. During the war, Pete’s unshakable optimism makes him believe that his younger brother is still alive.

Aug 14, 2020 · In San Diego, Louis Zamperini’s brother, Pete, was awoken by a friend on a September morning and given a copy of the LA Times. The headline sent him leaping through the air: “Zamperini Comes Back from the Dead.”

Dec 22, 2014 · His brother Pete thought that getting Louis involved in the high school track team would be a good way for him to embrace something other than mischief. "Pete told me I had to quit drinking and smoking if I wanted to do well," Louis told Running Times Magazine, "and that I had to run, run, run." Pete was already a star on the team.

Unlike Louie, Pete is highly responsible and has a good reputation in the community. As a way of helping his younger brother stay out of trouble, Pete serves as Louie’s initial running coach. After Louie breaks into the school gym, Pete convinces Louie’s principal to allow Louie to join a sport.

In order to stop this young rebel from getting himself into trouble, his older brother Pete got Zamperini involved in the school track team, where Pete was already a star. Before then, in the ninth grade, Zamperini's classmates challenged him to a footrace.

Read an in-depth character analysis of Pete. Louise Zamperini. Louie’s mother, who never stopped believing that her son was alive, even after the War Department had reported him dead. She developed a severe rash on her hands when Louie went missing, and this rash disappeared when he returned. Read an in-depth analysis of Louise Zamperini.

Dec 20, 2010 · IN THE 1920s, the most notorious juvenile delinquent in Torrance, California, was a brawler, prankster, thief, and runaway named Louie Zamperini. But Louie's older brother, Pete, saw something...

Pete Zamperini Physical description- Pete was very handsome and well-groomed. Background- His parents were from Italy but was raised in Torrance and they only spoke Italian around the house. Personality- Pete was well behaved and polite to …