Realizing Sunny and Peter’s Dream

Realizing Sunny and Peter’s Dream

October 2025 Newsletter Just a few weeks ago, we gathered in Manhattan to say goodbye to our dear Sunny. Family, friends, board members, and fellow Exonerees greeted each other at Peter Tunney’s studio with hugs, tears and laughter. Mementos of Sunny and Peter were...
With deep sadness…

With deep sadness…

By now, many of you have heard the news about Sunny. For those who have not, it is with great sorrow that I report that Sunny has passed. Sunny and her caretaker, Kevin, passed away after a fire at the Sunny Healing Center in rural County Galway. We don’t have many...
Even in summer, the work doesn’t stop

Even in summer, the work doesn’t stop

Hey mom! Look what I found down the road! We’re in midsummer now, with its long days that stretch until 11 in the evening here in Ireland. It’s a busy time for everyone and everything, making use of every hour to prepare the Sunny Healing Center for our next Exoneree...
The power of art to heal and renew

The power of art to heal and renew

One of Peter’s own paintings. Did you know that Peter was a woodworker and an artist? He created so many things. But more importantly, he taught those skills to other Exonerees when they visited the Center. Woodworking was a skill that Peter learned as a young...
Remembering Peter

Remembering Peter

Photo courtesy of Tress Ritter. My dear Peter is gone. We sang him home on the last day of the year, gathered around his bedside as we had done for so many days before. Peter was peaceful and sleeping most of the time, before he finally crossed to that new plane of...