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Richard Peterson Obituary

Peterson, Richard L., passed away 9/15/10. He is survived by his lovely wife, Winnie of 64 years; 3 sons, Jeffrey, Gregory, Jon; daughter, Lori, 8 grandchildren, Claire, Michael, Erik - Lauren, Eli and Anna - Kyla and Marisa; 3 great-grandchildren, Dylan, Camron, and Jaydan. Richard, born in Iowa moved to CA in 1938. Attended Lynwood Jr. Hugh and Manual Arts High. Served United States Army, 80th Air Service Group Jan 1943 - Dec. 28, 1945. Attended USC and met Winnie July 1946, married Oct. 1946 (blind date)

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Published by Orange County Register on Oct. 1, 2010.

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Jan Newberry

October 2, 2010

So sorry to learn of Dick's passing. He's the reason we're in Orange County. Great guy, he will be missed.

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