SGM Richard A. Peterson passed away on June 12 at the age of 89 leaving behind his beloved wife of 68 years Jenny, and his daughter Peggy and son-in-law Tom Cuomo. He will be deeply missed, also by his many nieces and nephews and special friends. He retired from the US Army after 21 years of service in Missile Defense and Public Relations. He had achieved his rank in 1962 at the age of 34 and retired at age 38. He then joined the ROTC program in the EPISD and taught for over 20 years at high schools including Bowie, Austin and Burges. He loved his students and stayed in contact with many of them, following their careers with great interest.
Service will be held at Fort Bliss Cemetery on Tuesday June 26 at 10 am. Please visit the Martin Funeral Home East website.