I took this news pretty hard last week when I learned of it. I have a habit of drifting in and out of the podcast (and boards) depending on when I have a Disney trip upcoming, and as we skipped a trip this year, I really missed being at "the World". I started catching up on months worth of podcasts since our trip in July 2012, and realized how much I missed the gang in general, and Pete in particular. His wit, compassion, and passion is not something that can be replaced, nor can his insistence on providing a top quality production that we all obviously enjoy.
I hope all sorts itself out for the better in Pete's life, and not just because I enjoy his practical, sarcastic self so much on the podcast. He's a good soul and a positive force in a lot of lives, and hopefully all that good karma he's put out there will come back tenfold. Besides - without him on the show every week, who's going to keep people out of the damn lakes ?