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Peter Ward Obituary
Amherst, MA - Peter Albert Ward, fondly known as PAW, died on March 3, 2024 at the Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst, MA, at the age of 79. He was born on December 28, 1944, in Quincy, MA, to his late parents Reid and Ginny Ward, and was preceded in death by his brother David Ward.
He graduated from Quincy High School and went on to earn a degree from the University of Massachusetts where his talents and interests flourished.
Peter was a commanding person with a good sense of humor, a kind and generous spirit and a commitment to his beliefs. He was a dedicated elementary school teacher for 36 years for the town of Greenfield, MA and his engaging and motivating teaching style left a lasting impact on his students.
Peter is survived by many good friends and cousins.
Contributions in memory of Peter may be made to the Greenfield Education Foundation, PO Box 722, Greenfield, MA 01302.
Memorial guestbook at www.douglassfuneral.com
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Eric
September 10, 2024
You taught me so much about History in fifth grade back in 1983(ish). You taught me completely about Hilter and said "If you don't learn about, History is bound to repeat itself ". Well, as you knew, sadly you were right, some of your students listened. I seach of you and your lessons you taught all the time. Which is why I looked you up. Seems I was four months to late, to say thank you. 45 will never get my vote because of you. I wish more people had the opportunity to have you as a teacher. I'm glad that my 31 year old son had the same opportunity I did to have had you as a teacher.
You will live on in both of us, with us telling others your stories and by teaching his new son (my grandson) the same values and morals that you instilled in us.
Thank you for making a difference in my life and my sons. You will forever be remembered, spoken about, and most of all missed. I only wish I had the opportunity to tell you all this to in person.
Much Love,
Eric LaPointe
Jandall Boom
May 5, 2024
I´m very sorry to hear of Mr. Wards passing. He was my 4th grade teacher in 2004. I´ve never forgotten him. He had such a profound impact on my childhood and truly cared about teaching us. I still have my copy of the hobbit he signed & gifted me for reading the whole book on my own. I´ve thought of him regularly as the years went by and never missed a chance to mention he was the best teacher I ever had. I´ll miss you Mr. Ward.
David L Post
April 6, 2024
RIP my good classmate and friend!
Amy and Doug Clarke
April 1, 2024
All five of our children had Mr. Ward at Federal Street School, whether as a teacher or as a member of Student Council, and we all shared fond memories of him yesterday at Easter dinner. He was known for letting kids come to class early if they wanted to play computer games, and he let younger siblings come, too, as long as they could behave. He was a caring, fun teacher with different interests from prior teachers, and we all appreciated him and are sorry to know he´s gone ~
The Clarke family
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Lisa Moriarty (Barber)
March 31, 2024
Mr. Ward was my favorite teacher in all my 12 years in school. He made us students want to learn and was awesome at providing us with the confidence to succeed. He was really super fun at recess. Dodge ball, kick ball, different types of tag, and the list goes on. I often thought of him over the years. He will be missed by many.
Rich Sallee
March 31, 2024
What a great teacher, he taught at North Parish school in the 70's. Would read to us the Lord of the Rings and was very theatrical. Sad to hear of his passing. My condolences to the family. He inspired alot of students through out the years. RIP Mr Ward
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