Michael Lenarth Peterson

Michael Peterson (1976-2023) was an electric shock. He burst onto the Chicago scene in the winter of 2012 and quickly set himself to work establishing himself in the community as a kind, reliable, and hardworking pillar. He began his time in the city working the local food scene making connections that followed him through his life. He set his sights to working the real estate scene and quickly found himself at home with Dreamtown Realty. He found that his innate compassion and desire to serve made him a quick success. He worked tirelessly to ensure that the people he served, as husband, coworker, agent, friend, brother, uncle, and son had everything they could need to be successful. He cared deeply for every person he came across and thrived on lifting up others and cheering them on; celebrating all of their successes and helping them work through their failures. He was the most compassionate and thoughtful person we could have had the honor of experiencing. He was a doting father to two dogs, the loving husband and ever present son to his parents he cared for. He shared his passions through his community involvement as the president of the Edgewater Dog Park, to the community of house hunters. He treated each person he met with kindness and understanding, and he has left an indelible mark on each person whose path he crossed. As suddenly as he took to the Chicago scene, he was gone just as quickly. He will be deeply missed by all of those who knew him. He is survived by his dogs Moki and Loki, his husband Samson, his sister Amy, his nephew Stephen, his mother Sharon and Father Daniel, and every person who's life he touched. The world will be dimmed by his absence but the joy, kindness, and light he brought to the lives of the people around him will endure forever.

Services will beheld for all who knew him at Graceland Cemetery Chapel at 4001 N Clark Street Friday 12/15 at 12pm.