Kyle James Peterson

Kyle Peterson was born September 4, 1982 in Clinton, Iowa to Dr. James A Peterson and Linda Rice Peterson. At age 2, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona with his mother. He attended Desert Cover grade school, Shea middle school and graduated from Shadow Mountain High School. He went on to attend Paradise Valley Community College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the Art Institute of Phoenix. He was employed at Staples and Office Max where he was the print supervisor and customer service manager. His last job included working as a Pharmacy Tech trainee.

He had many interests and hobbies. He was a talented artist and his art work was exhibited at various community college art shows when he was in grammar school. He and his step father, Tom Olson, completed black belts in karate. His hobbies included film editing and collecting Japanese film characters and their artifacts which included costumes and a large DVD and sword collection. His favorite genres included Dr. Who, horror, and sci fi movies. He loved music and listened to everything from classical, Japanese to heavy metal. Metallica and Rammstein were two of his favorites. Kyle enjoyed sharing his interests with his friends. His girlfriend, Amanda was the love of his life. On of their best times together was a 2 week trip to Japan.

Kyle is survived by his mother, Linda Rice, his step mother, Bridget Olson, his girlfriend, Amanda Ryberg, his uncles Steve Rice, Robert Olson, Ralph Olson, and Michael Calawa, his aunts Karen Rice and Nancy Calawa, and his cousins including Brandon Rice and Erica Rice. Survivors also include his Christopher Beutel. a close friend and Bettina Brummer, his German sister. He was preceded in death by his father, James Peterson and his step father, Tom Olson.