*
P., Dr. - early Sacramento A.A. (A
88)
*
Paddy K. - founded A.A. Boston, amazingly successful
at helping others despite having slip after slip, died
alcoholism; Marty M.
took him to Blythewood (A
96) (P 257,258n)
*
Pam B. - Red Bank New Jersey; met Bill 1968 vacationing
Caribbean winter 1968, made mutual pact quit smoking (P
397)
*
Parent, Lillie - in 1907 letter to Emily, Bill W mentions
this friend of his sister Dorothy (P
23-4)
*
Parent, Mr. - father of Lillie, killed by a train
(P
23)
*
Parkhurst, Kathleen - see "Kathleen
P"
*
Parkhurst, Hank or Henry - see "Hank
P"
*
Pat C. - Minneapolis A.A.; Chicago's Chan
F. & Bill L. carried
him message 1940; tried start A.A. & club same time;
(A
95)
*
Pat C. - from California, his story "Lone
Endeavor" in 1st edition, 1st printing only (BB1
391-96)
*
Pat
M. - his story "Desperation Drinking" in 2nd &
3rd ed (BB2
509-513u) (BB3
512-16u)
*
'Patron Saint of Cleveland A.A.' - see "Dr.
Harry N"
*
Patterson, Eleanor 'Cissy' - mother of Felicia
G. (BB3
401u)
*
Paul K. - visited Bill, Ruth Hock's 1st day work,
Ruth heard fragments drunken misery, miserable wife, being
drunk disease, roaring laughter drunken incidents; thought
Big Book should be more Christian (A
162) (E 20)
*
Paul
O., Dr - his story in 3rd ed "Doctor, Alcoholic, Addict"
(BB3
439-452u)
*
Paul S. - early Akron A.A., met Dr. Bob January 1936,
came New York with Dr. Bob attended John
D. Rockefeller's A.A. dinner February 1940; got Dr.
Bob's son job Cleveland; liked Twelve Steps way 1st written,
his story "Truth
Freed Me!" in 1st edition (A
162,183) (C 141) (D
111-3, 117, 119, 132, 140, 143, 145, 169, 245, 288, 306,
310, 314,) (H 59,60,62) (L
109) (N 53) (P
184,232-233) (BB1 336-39)
(BB3 205u,
206, 269)
*
Paul, Saint - see "Saint
Paul"
*
Payne, Kenneth - managing editor of Readers Digest
in 1938 (A
158,171)
*
Peabody, Richard - lay therapist treatment alcoholism,
author Common Sense Drinking, recovering alcoholic
(P
176)
*
Peale, Norman Vincent - popular minister Collegiate
Church New York, radio preacher spoke New York Intergroup
dinner celebrating Bill's sobriety (L
143)
*
Pearson, Drew - husband of Felicia
G. (BB3
402u)
*
Peg S. - joined A.A. mid-1940's (D
247)
*
Peggy - friend Smiths (D
87)
*
Perkins, Roger - senior class member Burr & Burton,
pall bearer Bill's childhood sweetheart Bertha
Bamford (P
36)
*
Pete A. - Dr. Bob's son's wife's (Betty)
father, alcoholic; sober after daughter brought him Big
Book 1944, started group Clovis New Mexico (C
157) (D 303)
*
Pete
W. - His story "Rum, Radio and Rebellion" in 2nd &
3rd edition (BB2
317-29, BB3 356-68)
*
Pfau, Father Ralph - 1st A.A. Catholic priest join
A.A., organized National Clergy Conference, wrote Golden
Books, wrote autobiographical account alcoholism Prodigal
Shepherd (S
197)
*
Phil S. - A.A.#5
in Akron, A.A.'s 1st court case, came late August or early
September, 1935, insurance man (D
95-96, 100, 108, 132)
*
Philip - alcoholic Scottish nobleman, journey America
look into International Christian Leadership Movement
-businesses men interested bringing God into industry
by breakfast clubs for prayer & planning, at 1st session
met George R., sobered
up took A.A. home to Scotland (A
83)
*
Poliak, Dr. Percy Perry - San Francisco psychiatrist
with Bellevue Hospital New York then San Francisco Country
Hospital, gave A.A. group full support (A
88) (BB3 43u)
*
Polly F.L. - joined A.A. 1943 Chicago, later worked
General Service Office (D
246,300,302)
*
'Princess' - see "Gladys
S."
*
Priscilla - 1 original group publishing Grapevine
(A
201) (BB3 413u,
414, 416)
*
'Puggy' - see "Dowling,
Father Edward"