Peter R. Nixon

Peter Remington Nixon, who had been an East Hampton Little League coach and Cub Scout leader when his son was younger and worked as a viticulturist, died on Sunday in Millerton, N.Y. He was 62 and had been ill with cancer for a year.

“Children just flocked to him,” said Emily Liss, his former wife.

A 30-year resident of East Hampton, Mr. Nixon was active in the community, Ms. Liss said. He worked growing and caring for grapes at Sagaponack Vineyard, an early South Fork vineyard. He loved to read and research music of all kinds, and was an accomplished photographer and windsurfer.

Born on Aug. 11, 1950, in Washington, D.C., to Richard W. Nixon and the former Jane Ryder, he grew up in White Plains. After obtaining a general equivalency diploma, he attended Skidmore College, where he studied Eastern literature.

In 1983, he married Ms. Liss and the two soon settled in Amagansett, where they raised a son, Morgan Nixon. Ms. Liss described Mr. Nixon as a bright, articulate man and a keen observer of human nature who was blessed with a great sense of humor. The marriage ended in divorce.

Mr. Nixon was drawn to the local waters, where he would go clamming, lobstering, and eeling with his father-in-law, Joe Liss.

Mr. Nixon eventually moved to Millerton, where a brother, Andrew Nixon, lives. His son lives in East Hampton.

A service has not been announced, but donations have been suggested in his memory to the East End Foundation, P.O. Box 1746, Montauk 11954.