Michael B. Petersen

I miss you.

Rest In Peace, Mike. I didn't get to know you at LIMRA; but I did enjoy your smile. My condolences to your family.

Chris, Matt and family,
I have very fond memories of your father! I remember he drove me and a friend to one of MHS soccer games way out of town. I am sorry for your loss and my prayer for you is that your wonderful memories if your father help you get through this difficult time.

The loss of someone so close is difficult to bear. We share your grief.

It was a privilege and a pleasure to have worked with Michael and to have been his friend. He was smart, kind, funny, and always a gentleman. He holds a significant place in the fabric of my life.
Andrea Gaedeke

Our sincere condolences to the family. May you find comfort in knowing that God collects our tears and is close to the brokenhearted ready to comfort us in our moment of need. - Psalm 56:8

Mike (and his boss at LIMRA John Donohue) hired me for my first real job in the business world. I quickly realized he was a man of ideas and deeply held beliefs. We often talked about books and writing for way longer than a young employee should have. But Mike was my immediate supervisor, so no worries! I lost touch with Mike many years ago. But I'll never forget the wonderful conversations we had.

Michael was a huge part of a great Publications Unit at LIMRA. Michael was a mentor, friend, and example for me. A quotation from Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie" says it well: "Death ends a life but not a relationship."

To The Entire Petersen Family,

I had the pleasure of working with Mike for many years at LIMRA and also driving with him to and from work - he once wrote a classic "Mike" article for our employee quarterly newsletter called The Torch, describing, only as Mike could with his dry sense of humor and his talent for writing, one of our adventures home from work.

I also had the great pleasure of playing basketball at MHS with his daughter Ginny and my younger brother and sister also...