035 0 0 1 6 . In case you’re still johnny sack cabin about slitting my throat, I wouldn’t. Piermont ‘Piney’ Winston was the father of Harry ‘Opie’ Winston on the FX original series Sons of Anarchy. Piney was born on June 17, 1941, and was the club’s oldest living member and senior club adviser.
He sat in for church meetings, but rarely went on runs. In his denim cut, Piney was the last vestige of old school SOA. His son, Opie was also a member. At the beginning of Season One, the Mayans stole the Sons of Anarchy’s weapons from their storage. When a meeting was called, Piney attended and proved to be a commanding figure among the gang’s hierarchy despite his health. Later on, his son, Opie, came to him and asked to borrow money.
Piney refused as he was “tapped out” until well-after Opie’s bills were due. Jax and Piney sold five AK-47s to Nate Meineke, an old war buddy, and his right-wing state Militia. The militia then used these guns to ambush a prison convoy and free one of their members, Frank Cison. Three people were killed during the assault. He, Bobby and Tig started a brawl at a local bar, in order to distract the police.
This then gave Jax and Opie a chance to break into the police station and free Cherry, who had been arrested. In the Season One finale, he was enraged that the club was doing nothing to avenge the death of Donna Winston, his daughter-in-law, so he decided to take matters into his own hands. He traveled into Oakland and went to a One-Niners bar where he took a hostage and demanded to know who killed Donna. Throughout season 2, Piney and Jax continue to search for answers about Donna’s death, both still positive that Clay was somehow involved. Losing faith in Clay and becoming disenchanted with the club, Piney barely makes a presence in any of the recent SAMCRO activities.
However, he proved that he still has a bit of pride left in him, when he rallied his fellow club mates together and bravely helped rescue Tig from a group of bounty hunters. He was extremely upset when he found out that Jax planned to go nomad. He voted yes on Jax’s request and immediately left to return to his cabin. Piney’s suspicions became true when Tig eventually admitted to killing Donna. He calmly said goodbye to his ex-wife and retreated to his cabin where he stored away his colors and got his old Army uniform and M1911 pistol. He went to the clubhouse and tried to shoot Clay, but missed.