J. Peter Jacques

Col. J. Peter Jacques, U.S. Army (retired), 87, of Spring Hill, Fla., died on June 19, 2009, as the result of a fall while visiting family in Lynchburg, Va.

Born January 27, 1922, in Bayfield, Colo., he was preceded in death by his parents, Edward R. and Fidelina T. Jacques. He grew up in Durango, Colo., and was attending Regis College in Denver when World War II began. He served in the Pacific as an enlisted man in the U. S. Marine Corps from 1942 to 1946 and as a Quartermaster officer in the U.S. Army from 1949 to 1973. He was the commander of the 4th S&T Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, in Vietnam, 1966 to 1967. He retired at Fort Lee, Va., in August 1973. Among his many awards are the Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and Army Commendation Medal. He received a bachelor of science degree from UCLA in 1948 and a master of science degree from the University of Alabama in 1957. Following retirement, he served as Assistant Vice President and Manager of the Fort Lee, Va., branch of United Virginia Bank (now Sun Trust) for 10 years.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley, of Spring Hill, Fla.; six children and seven grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at a later date with internment in the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla.