Arthur Peterson

I was searching for a book that Mr. Peterson wrote, when I stumbled onto his obituary. Writing has never been my strong suit. It never came naturally. So one afternoon, when we were shooting the breeze, after his Film As Lit class at Lowell, he told me to start writing for absolutely no reason. A thought, a letter, a joke, whatever. Didn't have to be serious. Just prime the brain to write without over thinking too much. I still write for sake of just writing. He was a perfectly quirky...

It was an honor to know Art, Carol, and Elizabeth. Art had a sparkle and a subtle wit. Sorry he is no longer with us because he made this a better world.

I had some of my best teaching years influenced by Art at Everett. His crazy fun creative projects with his students were an inspiration. And his funny sardonic smile and humor a gift to all who knew him. He is clearly irreplaceable.

Mr. Peterson was instrumental in helping me hone in my writing skills. For that, I am very grateful. He was always a kind and patient teacher, passionate about his art of teaching.

Mr. Peterson was my English teacher at Lowell in the early 80s. He was a wonderful teacher, who taught me how to write. That's a gift that has stayed with me through college, law school, and my career. I'm happy to see that he continued to write throughout his life. My condolences to his family.

My deepest condolences. Art's longtime leadership as editor of the Semaphore, our neighborhood newspaper, inspired many of us to write creative articles. Reading about his rich educational experiences, I can now see the origins of his mischievous frankness and prodding as a tough taskmaster. We will miss his wide knowledge, interesting conversation and contributions to community. Art Peterson lived a long and interesting life.

My sincerest condolences to the Peterson family. I wish you love and peace. I had Mr. Peterson for English at Lowell High School in the early 80s. It was a creative writing class that had students of all grades. He would start each class by giving us one word he would write on the chalkboard, and give us 5 minutes to write anything that came into our heads about that word, to get our creative minds going. Then he would ask students to share what they wrote, and help shape how those thoughts...

He was my absolute favorite writing teacher at Lowell. I was Class of 85 and I loved his crazy, creative pedagogy. - Sabrina Gee-Shin

Mr. Peterson was such a great teacher. I loved being in his classes at Hoover. He was exciting, always moving around and we were always doing something totally different than in any other class. I was in his classes from '69-70, so long ago but the memories are still vivid. Thanks, Mr. Peterson.