Peter Ruehl

Ruehl was born in New York City to Mercedes J. Ruehl, a schoolteacher, and Vincent Ruehl, an FBI agent. His father was of German and Irish descent and his mother was of Cuban and Irish descent. The family frequently moved during his childhood owing to Vincent Ruehl's assignments with the FBI, and lived in other states including Silver Spring, Maryland. He and his sister, Mercedes (who became an Academy Award-winning actress), were raised Catholic. Ruehl was educated at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Annapolis. He studied at the University of Maryland and worked as a court reporter for The Baltimore Sun. ==Family and personal life==

At the time of his death, Ruehl lived in the eastern Sydney suburb of Clovelly with Hewett and their children, Mercedes, John and Tom. According to colleague Colleen Ryan, Ruehl had a few close select friends and "could be quite introverted", preferring to spend time with his family or writing. ==References==