Aaron David Petersen

and a neighbor. He was born on Sunday February the 1st 1981 to David

and Lilly Petersen. In May of 1981 Aaron's parents dedicated little baby

Aaron to the Lord. At an earlier age Aaron's mom and dad had the joy of

leading their son in receiving Christ into his heart as his Lord and savior. In

the Hebrew language Aaron's name means mountain of strength. Truly

Aaron portrayed that mountain of strength all his life. Aaron's given strength

as it reads in the Bible in Galatians is the fruit of the spirit which is love, joy,

peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and

self-control. Aaron was a prime example of one living his entire life in

everyone of the fruits of the spirit. Aaron loved going to church and

worshiping the Lord with his arms stretched high towards the sky. He was

definitely unique in his spiritual walk with the Lord.

When Aaron was five years old his brother Shawn was born, making

Aaron the Big Brother. Five years later his sister Analise was born, making

Aaron a Bigger Brother. Aaron would always help mommy and daddy take

care of his brother and sister. As a child Aaron loved to learn about the

characters in the Bible. Such as Samson, King David, John the Baptist and

Noah just to name a few.

When Aaron was around six years old his Sunday school was teaching

about putting on the whole armor of God which is the belt of truth, the

breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of the gospel of peace, the shield

of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit. (Ephesians 6:

11-18). Aaron's mom and dad went out and bought him a whole armor of

God outfit to wear. Aaron really loved playing the biblical role of putting on

the whole armor of God, especially using the sword of the spirit.

All throughout his school years he loved to read, and excel in getting

good grades. Making A's and B's came easy for him. He especially loved to

read the Bible. Aaron was exceptionally creative. In fifth grade he made a

scale model of a volcano that actually erupts. His volcano received the

highest grade in the class.

Aaron attended San Gabriel Christian School in his first four years of

school. Then his mom and dad decided to home school Aaron in a

Christian home school program. In his last two years of grammar school,

Aaron attended Emery Park School in Alhambra. And went on to attend

Alhambra High School for four years and graduated in the Millennium year

2000.

When Aaron was just a baby, Aaron's dad put a baseball bat in his

hands. As Aaron grew up he had a desire to play baseball. Aaron started to

play Little League when he was only 5 years old. His dad had the

opportunity to be Aaron's coach. Aaron had a God-given talent when it

came to baseball. While playing in the Major Little League division the

coach would put Aaron into pitch with the bases loaded and nobody out,

the game on the line, and Aaron would come in and strike out the side not

allowing a run. Aaron went on to high school playing baseball receiving

Most Valuable Player and All Star awards. Not only did Aaron excel his

talent in baseball but he also showed God-given talents in other sports like

basketball, golf, water polo, rollerblading, frisbee, biking, bowling and

horseshoes just to name a few. Aaron was a natural born athlete.

Aaron was an avid true blue Los Angeles Dodger fan, attending a lot of

Dodger games with his family and friends over the years. He knew the

game very well including all the names and the stats of all the players. He

was a regular Vince Scully.

Aaron not only had a talent in baseball and other sports, but he also

was very talented in working with tools. Aaron helped his dad a lot over the

years in the many building projects that included remodeling the entire

family house. Aaron could be found all over the property as Aaron was a

natural C-Man as our late Uncle George would say.. A C-Man is a

Construction Man. Aaron would be helping put on the roof, he’d be under

the house helping with plumbing, he’d be hanging drywall, digging up trees,

roots and all just to add on to our property. Ripping apart and tearing down

the old garage to put up a new one, to name a few things. Aaron was a big

part of our 5 plus year remodeling project.

Throughout Aaron's entire life he was part of all the families and friends'

vacations, outings and activities. Such as camping, fishing, canoeing,

hiking and picnicking. Aaron really enjoyed going to the amusement parks,

like Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm and Magic Mountain. One year Aaron

took a road trip visiting all the 21 Spanish missions in California. Another

year Aaron and his family took a road trip up Hwy. 49 in California called

the gold chain route. Aaron loved going to all the old historical mining

towns. Aaron loved learning California history. One other road trip Aaron

really loved was the one he took to Colorado with his family. Aaron

experienced river rafting down the Colorado River. Aaron truly loved the

great outdoors.

Aaron and his family once or twice a year took a vacation to Placerville

CA to visit his cousins who lived in the country. Throughout the years many

fun time memories were made like swinging on a big tree tire swing,

playing lots of outdoor games and swimming at the nearby river. Also when

visiting cousins in Placerville Aaron visited his grandma and grandpa

Petersen. He enjoyed helping grandma with feeding and taking care of the

doves, ducks and chickens. He also helped working in grandpa's vegetable

garden. Aaron loved visiting his other grandma and grandpa Whitehead

who lived close by in El Monte, CA. Aaron loved experiencing all the

birthday parties, celebrating Christmas, Easter and all other special

occasions. Great memories!

Aaron had a loving passion for raising and taking care of animals over

the years, which included dogs, cats, birds, fishes, and a whole lot of

Guinea pigs. At one time Aaron was taking care of 30 Guinea pigs which

he gave names to all of them. With that many Guinea pigs Aaron didn't

have to cut the backyard grass.

Aaron's personality was quite the witty comedian making people smile

and laugh. Aaron loved to tell jokes. Our family was heavenly blessed for

all the years Aaron filled us with joy and laughter. He was a regular life of

the party.

Aaron loved to listen to all kinds of music, especially Christian music,

classical and other popular music like Coldplay. Along with listening to his

favorite music Aaron was a great dancer and loved to dance to music.

Aaron left his legacy for all to follow. Aaron's legacy was that he so

clearly lived his life living by the fruit of the spirit. Our family had good

times making great memories with Aaron. Taking lots of pictures and

videos of those precious moments we experienced together. The precious

memories with Aaron and his family will live in our hearts and our minds

forever.

Later in his adult life Aaron dealt with an emotional health condition

resulting from a head injury while playing baseball. Aaron went home to be

with his heavenly father Jesus Christ on April the 1st 2025.

Aaron ran the good race and crossed the finish line into heaven giving

victory unto the Lord Jesus Christ. We love you Aaron and we will see you

again in heaven.

David Petersen - Father

Lilly Petersen - Mother

Shawn Petersen - Brother

Analise Petersen - Sister

Evette Petersen - Niece

Aleena DeLatorre - Niece

Aubrielle DeLatorre - Niece

Dennis Petersen - Uncle

Linda Whitehead - Aunt

Arleen Tovar - Aunt

Christine Tokin - Cousin

Carla Meyer - Cousin

Grant Petersen - Cousin

Ryan Petersen - Cousin

Scarlet Tovar - Cousin

Lana Barra - Cousin

Juliet Safely - Cousin

Lilee Barra - Cousin

Daniel E Pandrea - Uncle