'Mayor Mike' Dies At 60; Struggled With Liver Damage

My thoughts and prayers go out to Chris, Dave, and the rest of the Peters family. Mayor Mike will be sorely missed around town.

He was a good man. He left a good legacy to this city when others choose to forget it. One of a kind.

Mayor Mike was such a vibrant personality. You could tell that he loved what he did. It was a wonderful thing to see someone take so much pride in their city, something that had been missing from Hartford for a long time.

Most telling of the kind of guy he was comes not from his work as mayor, but from his restaurant. He believed in the city and its potential, and established a restaurant that reflected his vision. If more people loved the city like Mayor Peters did, Hartford could undergo a renaissance unlike anything we could ever imagine.

Much of what the current administration can do and many ofthe city's improvements come from the efforts of this great man.

Go with God, Mayor Mike. The world, Hartford especially, is a better place because you were in it.

Where do you start? This probably the hardest thing to comment on because Mike was such a great person and Mayor. First of all, thank you to the family for sharing mike with Hartford and so sorry for your loss. Please keep his legacy going through Mayor Mike's it is and always has been a great establishment. R.I.P Mayor you will never be forgotten in Hartford because you represented the good ol days.

It is a sad day for Hartford. We have lost a wonderful person that always had Hartford's best interest at heart.

Rest in peace, Mayor Mike and condolences to all of your family and friends. You will be missed.

As a young professional, I lived and worked in Hartford during the 1990s, and so I can honestly state that Mayor Mike Peters was the #1 reason why the working middle class did not totally abandon the City at that time. His optimism regarding the City’s future was both refreshing and contagious. He was careful not to engage in “social engineering” but yet the City was able to pick itself up by its bootstraps and later thrived under his administration.

The City of Hartford has lost another one of its Champions.

Godspeed Mayor Mike. Our famliy will miss you and the spirit you brought to Hartford. We are so sad losing you and hope that your spirit continues to be part of what Hartford is and what we will become. Great peace to your family.

Peace
Shawn M Lang, and Corbett E Lang (my son)

The Arzuaga Family would like to send our prayers to the Peter's Family. Our Family's lived in the same neighborhood for over 15 years, he was a nice and unforgettable man. He will be missed!

RIP Mayor Mike, you were one of a kind.

You were suspose to be Hartford's savior from the King Eddie rule.

Mike was the best. The only person in public life without the desire to seek personal benefit. I was there in the beginning when the big shots thought he was nuts to run. Nobody knew the power and hard work that was ahead. Just look back at all that was done. He lived a life that had so many hats. A wonderful husband and father, grandfather, son and brother.

A peace maker, an extraordinary individual of exceptional character, intelligence, and humility The list is too long. He made it easy to be his friend. You could always get his help. You could always count on him.

This man was made of gold with a heart full of love. He will be so missed. Hartford will never be the same for me.

God bless you Mike. Rest in peace

Jerry Mc

God Bless Mayor Mike and his family

Mayor Mike did great things for Hartford. He will be missed.

Mike, you will be missed.

...sad the way he died, he drank too much.
honestly he didn't do much for my nieghborhood, but anyway r.i.p.
mike..........Now you don't have all those leaches and sponges hanging all over you....

Shame wrote:

Good Guy!!
Too bad he blew out his liver drinking cheap booze. He should have smoked more herb and drank less hooch.
He'll be missed.
Godspeed..Rumnoggin'

Agree, he should seek therapy for his drinking problem, not a new liver.
By the way....how they managed to find a new liver so fast.

Steve Langford wrote:

You were suspose to be Hartford's savior from the King Eddie rule.

but he lost a battle, All Hail the King. Live by the sword, by the sword.

Can't say I'll miss him, he brought down all the Housing Projects and ever since he's left, the gang violence has escalated to unprecedented levels. Can't say that Eddie was a part of that little fiasco. Should've let those animals in their cages, instead the citizens of Hartford are now prey to these imbecils who don't know left from right.

What a damn legacy indeed.

OOps, Die by the Sword

Oops, Die By the sword

Oops, die by the sword