Peter L. Kazan

A memorial service for Peter L. Kazan, 64, of Temple will be held outdoors (casual attire) at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 6, 2008 at Chalk Ridge Falls Park on the South end of Stillhouse Hollow Dam in Belton with Chaplain Terry Jackson and Chaplain Judy Hoelscher officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye, Westchester County, NY. Mr. Kazan died peacefully Monday December 1, at his home in Temple. Mr. Kazan was born July 17, 1944 in Colorado Springs, Co., to Dr. and Mrs. Avraam T. Kazan. He grew up in Ardsley, NY and attended Ardsley High School, followed by Marietta College, Marietta, OH. Peter served in the Peace Corps for two years and later earned a Master's Degree in Entomology from Kansas State University. He was a naturalist who deeply loved all creation. He has donated his extensive insect collection part of his library to Temple College, where they have created the Kazan Entomology Collection in his honor. He was a resident of Temple for fourteen years and was employed at Dillard's Department Store. Survivors include two sons, Abraham Kazan of Mountain Home, Ar. And Zachary McCartt of Belton, TX; two daughters, Olga Nardone of Las Vegas, NV and Lizzie Woolsey of Harker Heights, TX; two sisters, Cristina Kazan of New York, NY and Starr Valenti of Philadelphia, PA. and two grandchildren Eloise and Mayhem Woolsey. Memorials may be made to Scott and White Hospice in Temple, TX.