Memphis entrepreneur and mayoral ‘right-hand man’ Pete Aviotti dies

By , Daily Memphian Updated: June 22, 2022 8:08 PM CT | Published: June 22, 2022 7:10 PM CT

He was a consummate entrepreneur, in part because his hardscrabble life as the son of Italian immigrants taught him the value of hustle.

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Jane Roberts

Jane Roberts

Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.


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