Marie Petersen

" When the sun sets it shines on the mulberry and elm towards the evening, but its afterglow fills the sky with red." It describes a person who is able to live a wonderful life even though he has reached an old age like the afterglow of sunset. We asked a calligrapher in Beijing to create a calligraphy scroll forour fiend Marie Petersen. This is the quotation from a famous Chinese poem written by the poet Liu Yuxi from the Tang Dynasty.Our beloved Marie Petersen is always an excellent...

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we have been paying close attention to the situation of our good friends in the United States. One day morning, I opened the mailbox and saw a message from my friend Frank Arlinghaus. Our most respected, beloved and concerned Marie Peterson passed away. Marie Peterson, the oldest of our friends. We know her ten years ago, she was nearly 90 years old, her calm, elegant, confident, tolerance and wisdom remind us deep down that across the ocean, in the town of...

I remember that I met Marie Peterson through my parents' friends Frank Arlinghaus and Alix Ann Arlinghaus in 2011. I went to Marie's house on spring break while I was in college, and the first thing I saw about her was that she was so gracious and elegant. Her home is as neat and graceful as hers. She likes white orchids best. Her home is full of white orchids. I am very grateful to Marie for hosting me that year to stay at her house for my college spring break. I'll never forget it. I have...

Marie was a wonderful person and I am sad she is gone. We lived next door to her in Rumson — our yards backed up to each other. She and I started the “ pond committee “ in our neighborhood. We got the surrounding houses on the pond to build a brick wall to help preserve the pond. She would have me over for tea about 3 times a year and we would have wonderful talks. I wish I could have read all of these interesting things about her before she died. We would have had a lot more to talk...

Marie was a neighbor of mine in Rumson, NJ and I just heard of her passing. I always admired Marie's love of her husband, children and grandchildren and enjoyed her stories about them and her life with Raymond. I'm so sorry I didn't see Marie during the past couple of months and I will remember our good times together in her house and how we both admired her gardens. I will contribute to the Botanic Garden since we both loved gardening and our flowers. I will miss dear Marie and wish that...